Thats common in btc world. Those bitcoiners doesnt really saying how many btc they have. Just like here in forum. Theres only few saying that they are  holding 10-20btc above(trollers aside) then what would you expect from those holders of thousand btc. They dont want others to know maybe for security purposes prevent hackers to focus on them I guess.

A nice tipic to start with there are always some geeks that are going to be a milionair because they are using the bitcoins the right way. Off course would younger people understand it better than older ones.

The IT industry harbors some of the highest paying jobs in the world and this pertains not only to Bitcoin but also to all of the diverse array of specializations in the IT sector. Being self-employed and working from home having an IT job can pay as good as working a 9 to 5 job carrying a briefcase and whoever took advantage of Bitcoin when it was still emerging, is now laughing all the way to the bank cashing out their coins while the pessimistic onlookers are kicking themselves for not investing into Bitcoin. However there are also other people from different walks of life other than IT who also invested into Bitcoin early and are now reaping the rewards. We should work smarter not harder  

geek word catch widest meaning that what you though on your post above,if you're geek doesn't mean you're that advanced on technology because geek is definitely about people who really get into thing that they liked not only technology

an early adopter of bitcoin that we are talking about here is someone who started mining bitcoin when it was worthless (<$0.1) and did it for just fun and maybe because they like the technology, these kind of people are not thinking about "dumping" as you and me. they are still interested in the technology and are using bitcoin.

None of those geeks never thought that bitcoin price will  be at 1000$=btc.
All they know bitcoin is just for fun.

Its crazy to think that There were so many people at that time that had so many btc.. if i had paid 10k btc for a pizza i would totally dig a hole in the ground and just bury myself there

Hey, there are many of them driving luxurious cars and paid off their bonds with their Bitcoin holdings. You should ask your friend to write us an anonymous article to promote Bitcoin to others. We

need some positive stories and things like this to boost adoption. You never know, the person buying some Bitcoins today, might just be that friend you are talking about now, in the future. It takes

a lot of faith to invest in a unproven technology or a new commodity. Geeks rule the World!!!!!

Im no early adopter but Id guess my story holds true for a majority of users who were.

I joined in 2012, after the first bubble to $32, with a price of about $5-7 per bitcoin. At the time I hadnt bought any, only mined, but at one point I remember adding up all the coins I had ever owned and it was around 200 (not a lot but Id like to have them all back now). When the price went to $30 I got excited and sold some. Then it went to $100 and I sold more, then $200 and I sold, etc etc etc... At some point I realized my mistake and started buying back coins. Im still very very far from the 200 I once had but I also am now invested in more than just BTC.

I assume most people who have been active the entire time sold a majority of their coins early and now wish they hadnt. The ones who managed to keep the coins probably lost/forgot about bitcoin for awhile and are now very happy or just got lucky and held on through it all.

Jobs in computer science are keeping up with the influx of people going into computer science majors. Most won't be "millionaires" but it's still a profitable and growing field.