Actually it's quite the opposite. Bitcoin is like a winning lottery ticket for most people nowadays. Back then, bitcoin's strength wasn't really seen by people. Only a few people have predicted it will have a high value and trusted their gut feeling. They are considered as the lucky ones because they managed to invest in its low position way back and hold it until now. Hence, bitcoin is like a winning lottery ticket that they have decided to hold onto until the moment they actually won because they trusted its potential. Although let's face the fact that bitcoin is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It takes time to make a profit. You need to have a lot of patience and determination to hold until you reach your target. It's considered as a store of value by most right now because of its nature which is decentralized. Despite being known to be a store of value, bitcoin is slowly fulfilling its original purpose which is to be a currency or as a medium of exchange. There are countries that are slowly transitioning and being open to bitcoin as their mode of payment which makes the mass adoption of bitcoin come to happen right before our eyes in a steady manner.