Why do people invest so much?

People are naturally jealous of others. Thus, they want more things. Nobody wants to work hard, and the idea of something like bitcoin making them rich and potentially escaping their boring life as they approach their 50s rapidly and look around: they have an aging wife, shitty children, and drink wayyy too much alcohol. The only way they think they can escape it is by bitcoin and/or the lottery. Now enough about me, how about you?