That person, Peter Minuit, purchased the entire Manhattan Island in 1626 from the local indigenous people for goods worth about 60 Dutch guilders, approximately $24.

Today, the total estimated value of Manhattan Island is about $1.74 trillion.
But that person probably passed away 400 years ago.
Assets with long-term growth potential, in our limited human lifespan, we are all short-term traders.
Gold, from about $20.67 per ounce in 1926 to the current $5100–$5200 per ounce in 2026, has increased approximately 250 times over a full 100 years.
Bitcoin first stabilized above $200–$272 in April 2013 and has reached $68,000 today, taking about 13 years.
In a limited lifespan, time is the biggest variable.