I believe bitcoin is created to be used as a currency, but I don’t think the government is open about that. It’s rare to see shops and stores in my country who accept bitcoin as a payment system. Therefore, it’s not surprising why majority fall on seeing bitcoin as an investment asset, and add to that wherein its value is always on the rise, then hodling bitcoin creates more essence having it as an investment. People resort to fiat when spending, while they continue to save bitcoin.
Bitcoin was created to be a currency and anyone who takes the time to learn about it and read the white paper knows, that's no secret.
Bitcoin was considered an investment by early users and investors 10-15 years before governments legalized it as a commodity and asset. So we should not blame the government.
Most of us consider bitcoin as an investment asset and hold it to make profit, that is what we want, not someone forcing us to do so.
Not many stores accept bitcoin because of regulations, but not many people want to spend bitcoin either and that's because we want to get rich from it, not because of government regulations.