The traditional norms made us believe that savings are a safe option to store your wealth.
But is it true now?
With inflation, we all know that the prices of the wealth we have kept in our savings account will decrease. What is the use of saving when ultimately we are not even able to enjoy what we have been saving for years?
The smarter option?
Investment! Investment is not gambling if done rightly. Very often we see people not putting too much effort into learning and jumping into FOMO. They dont have enough guidance that will help them to invest better.
I also strongly believe in this. Savings for me is a money that I will be needing when I there is an emergency and I need a good amount of money asap. While investments are when you think about your future and you want your life to be better in the next couple of years. And OP is right that when investment is good when it is done right because most of investors' mistake is putting their hard-earned money in pyramiding scams that promises roi that is too good to be true.