Most new people come to bitcoin to invest in it as an asset ->
They don't use it as a currency ->
In that sense people also buy gold and gold made jewelry and they don't wear such jewelry all the time and keep physical gold safe, but that doesn't mean they can't utilize for other purposes.
Bitcoin is surely considered as an asset but it's also a fact that it's a fully functional digital currency, the ones who use it as currency can use it without any issues and the ones who use it as an asset can also do so.