You know what they say about poor decisions. They're made every day.
I "invested" $1,000 in BTC during the early hype as it was approaching $32.00. I told my co-workers how cool of a concept it was and that my investment was sure to pay off with a skyrocketing price.
After months and months the price drops and drops. My $1,000 is worth $200. I go through a ridiculously long process of proving my identity to Mt. Gox and Dwolla just to get real USD back at 1/5 their original value.
Now if only I had kept it in there for the long haul, I'd have my $1,000 back.
It's precisely this volatility that personally makes me skeptical of it truly reaching a critical mass of any sort.
He would in fact have about $3,000 today (just 2 months after his comment). Of course, yesterday he would've had $2,000, and a week or so ago he would've had about $8,000.
It'll be interesting to see how Bitcoin plays out.