An investment is an asset bought after careful research to generate an increased monetary return or appreciation in the future.
Have you ever thought about investing your money into something? We are in the start of a bull-run, and many people are eager to get rich (quickly). But, if you buy $1000 worth of some shitcoin, that is a memecoin with no purpose or anything, that is not an investment. Do you know what it is? It is about pure luck or gambling. And let me tell you, investing is not about gambling.
Source: Bing DEsigner
Of course, there is a sense of gambling with anything you do, but in the same way, keeping your dollars or other currency in the bank is also gambling, because who knows what will happen with your local currency, inflation, and its value over time.
But, a true investment is something you do after carefully researching something, and then you place your money in this based on what you have found out, and you truly believe that it will do you good in the future.
I have a strong feeling most people do not do their careful research, nor trust MEME coins or other shitcoins to serve them well far into the future.