When I got my coin mid 2017 it was less about handrubbing intensifies but about having a way to do business with and make donations to dissidents.
Debanking was beginning to show how utterly dependent we are on a few institutions to be able to do commerce. Bitcoin fixed that.
Luckily, I only ever invested as much as I could afford. If it all comes crashing down, not the end of the world.
I'm all for that too. I would invest lightly in it to generate a profit. But I would never count on it to be there when I really NEED it.