If what you say is true, I wonder why not many people invested in it at the time. There are many stories many people know about bitcoin early on, but most of them ignore it. Bitcoin was very cheap at the time, but not too many people believed and invested in it. That makes me suspect everyone is risk averse and doesn't dare to invest in bitcoin in the early stages. In my opinion, although bitcoin was very cheap when it first launched, it is riskier than it is now, as it is so new, there is no reason to believe it will grow in the future. Unlike now, the price is very expensive but has received the support and trust of many countries, companies and investors...Bitcoin is currently very expensive compared to its original price, but it is much safer and worth the investment.
Well, you can say everyone is risk-averse, but really, back then, those who bought Bitcoin did not even envision that the price would be what it is today, (although there were many stories about Bitcoin then like you mentioned, but people never needed to spend more to buy 1 bitcoin). Some people of these days, are seeing it as if it's a must that they invest in Bitcoin. What I was just saying in essence was that some people who even bought Bitcoin at that early stage didn't really take it as seriously as recent investors do. Just take, for instance, when 1 bitcoin was $1. With $100, you could buy 100 bitcoins, but look at the price now for 1 bitcoin, trading at $28k. So, you see, some Bitcoiners these days are taking a lot of risks, like some who decide to sell off house properties, land, cars, and other things to buy Bitcoin. It was really not like that at the beginning, though. Although there is nothing wrong with taking the risk, knowing the rules of only investing what they can afford to lose.