> The more early someone was in mining or buying Bitcoin, the greater the possibility that they believe in Bitcoin in and of itself.

Citation needed. I got into bitcoin back when mining on your CPU was actually a reasonable thing to do. I tried selling it when it was worth about $50, only for mtgox to promptly fold.

Suffice to say I firmly believe bitcoin isn't really a solution to anything.

Of course anecdote does not data make, but neither does an unsourced claim.