I see bitcoin as an evolving asset rather than a guaranteed path to financial freedom. While the fiat system has its flaws, it still operates globally and is deeply entrenched in economies. Bitcoin may continue to rise in value but predicting a complete collapse of fiat is speculative. Instead of rushing, I focus on strategic investments risk management.

I think that you and a lot of others have misinterpreted the point.

I'm not saying it's ever too late to buy Bitcoin. I'm saying that eventually at some stage, $1 will be 1 satoshi...and at that stage, someone making minimum wage can yes, buy Bitcoin for financial sovereignty (if the banks still let them by that point), but ultimately, they will be in a state of poverty/slavery.

The harsh reality is, that there is a clock on the situation I've described, and the point of this thread was to see what people think about the timeframe on that clock.

Yeah I agree, I mean there are "some" people who could do it, but most of the time not many people do this at all. The other day my friend asked me how she can invest 20 dollars, yes that may seem like it is a very small amount, but at the same time that's all she had for spending without expecting a return in near future, and she just wanted to be part of bitcoin. I know that it is not going to be easy at all, but we could totally see this changing for the long term as well.

If she invests 20 dollars now, then do that next month too, and do that every single month of her life for 30 years, then it all depends on how much bitcoin grows but if it grows big enough, that could be a decent help for her retirement. Not sure if it would be enough to retire, but it would be just an addition that would be very helpful. Better than nothing.

I think that the fiat system will implode when the US Federal Debt reaches 70 trillion USD. This means that we still have around 10-15 years before the implosion happens. I don't know what will happen to Bitcoin/crypto after 15 years. Maybe AI and quantum computing will destroy cryptocurrencies, or maybe the cryptocurrencies will adapt to the major changes in the high tech world.
I don't think that not owning BTC in times of a "global financial implosion" would hurt. People could own precious metals and real estate properties, which would bring them financial security in hard times. I'm also sure that the BTC price would most likely collapse, when the fiat financial system implodes(or explodes), so owning BTC during a financial crisis isn't the best option.

Many won't realize that they can still do it as early as now. Regardless of how much Bitcoin is right now, if they start it then they'd be earlier than the most. It's not rocket science to understand the limited supply limit of Bitcoin, with the population that this world has and the halving that will happen to Bitcoin every years. So, things are going to get more expensive in the next years. If the money that anyone has right now won't be spent and used for buying Bitcoin, it will be spent somewhere else and that needs to be earned again. But if someone starts to invest that money into Bitcoin and keep it, someday they'll be able to take that back with a better value. Don't underestimate being patient and how much that small amount that we have if it stacks consistently.

It would never be too late with BTC, imo.
That would be just a thought in the back of the heads that don't see the potential of BTC - look at the current price as 1$ and watch it grow overtime, because the value of BTC and its acknowledgment only rises, slowly but surely.

Lots of potential still lies on the nose.
We just need to grab it by its tail.
And keep accumulation going.

Wow, good for you.
Stay strong and be as wise as you were back then.
BTC will only grow from there 

If they don't have any idea on how to fight inflation using Bitcoin, then they will really fall into the situation. We're not hoping for hyperinflation to happen, but with corruption and bad economic decisions, a good country could turn into a bad one where people will have to battle hyperinflation.

At least for us here, we're already aware of it, even though some may not be aggressive in investing in Bitcoin, when necessary, we can easily convert our fiat to Bitcoin because everything is so easy, and Bitcoin's price still has plenty of room to grow as adoption continues.