Knowledge is power, expecially if you know how to take advantage of it.
PS: and yes....as Z-tight already suggested you would better not show off to the world your crypto holdings
If I where there OP, I would say that having Bitcoin would booast your knowledge about BTC. it's like doing a course in school and then doing the practicals, the practicals will help your knowledge of that particular course. So, gaining knowledge is good, but putting it to practice is very important as well. I am sure that is what the OP is trying to say.
Bitcoin is real and not just literature people can only read , reading it as literature and without owing it is not of any value. We need bitcoin to tell people about it for them to believe what bitcoin is really is .
Being a jujtsu black belt doesn't necessarily implies kicking asses to people honking at you at traffic lights : it will help you to manage dangerous situations, avoid or deescalate them; will give you an advantage in identifying a threat moments before it materializes giving you an advantage.
Same applies in my opinion to bitcoin knowledge, you should know the matter you are dealing about and will avoid getting into messing situations.
I'm surrounded by a significant number of people who tell me about their investments in btc but once I ask some detailed questions ( like what Btc wallet do you use, where do you store your Btc or even how many Btc you bought) I discover they think they are invested in Btc whilst they only provided their money to organizations/project/societies who claim to incest their money in Bitcoin for a nice profit return ( in short words they are all victims of Ponzis).
Having proper knowledge will prevent you from losing money, will make you understand the idea behind Satoshi's creation and will let you recognize and seize right opportunity the day it presents itself to you.
Yeah. You're very correct. Those who have BTC using an intermediary, though they think they have some knowledge about BTC will only have half knowledge about BTC.
Some knowledge are better learnt from personal experiences.