We all are expecting a lot from BTC but we have to calm it down because of world events and news that are coming up together is greatly affecting it rightaway. But there are more times that it doesn't. And that's why many of us really liked it, the decentralized nature of it is what makes people want to join this emerging asset and as well as this revolution, globally. I've also watched a lot of videos in the past that these great men are telling on their videos to invest in Bitcoin even for a couple of dollars and I wonder if those that have watched them obliged and obeyed.
It really hard to understand what is motivating people to invest or adopt BTC. It might be due to its past nature like how it made people millionaires, or how it helped people gain their life goals or how it made us independent of centralized authorities or etc. I think at the current stage people are adopting it to make a profit out of it. They are taking it as an asset, not a currency. This also hurts the main idea of the BTC but in the long run, it is beneficial for BTC.
I think one factor is its price, in the past, many doubted it and never thought that it would be as big as it is now. You're right, most of the people who have it now are treating it as an investment, a store of value, and not a currency. With the volatility of its price together with the fees, many don't like to use it as what it should be but it's not a problem as this is what's good about Bitcoin. You can use it however you want.
Speaking of videos, there was this dude who says buy BTC of 1$ only (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw29h7LhEuE) and now he is living a luxurious life (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRYoRR40NIw) which means he must have bought BTC for himself too. You can watch the videos I provided to confirm. He recently uploaded the same video where he is begging people to buy BTC but this time it is not of $1 well he asks everyone to buy BTC in his every video now.
That's davinci, I knew him but not from 11 years ago. I only knew him when that video of his went viral I think somewhere from 2017 - 2021. I can't remember exactly. And speaking of market cap still, NVIDIA is now the #1.