I prefer to buy bitcoin, because buying bitcoin can be paid in installments little by little, it is very helpful for beginners who want to start investing in bitcoin, because most beginners want to invest but have little capital, whereas if mining bitcoin requires a good computer device and the price is very expensive, beginners do not allow it to buy it, so I personally prefer to buy bitcoin than mining.
but keep in mind that a lot of beginners buy bitcoin just because they want to make a quick profit and don't think about how long it will take to wait for the bitcoin price to reach its highest price.
maybe if the beginner has learned a lot about bitcoin, they will definitely prefer to buy and collect until they have 1 BTC and can be used as an asset for the future when bitcoin reaches the highest ATH after last year.
it is very difficult to give understanding to beginners to learn first before buying or investing in bitcoin when they already assume and think that bitcoin will provide big and faster profits.