I invested in some startups which has a high risk level but with some solid foundations.
It also has higher barriers to entry and is somewhat dependent on location. What I find interesting with crypto is that almost anyone (with internet) can find a way to invest and even small amounts add up.
I do agree though, for mnay or perhaps most, other investments will have done better, but it will definitely depend on when one bought. A lot of people have bought Steem at 11 cents, and if it goes to a dollar, they are likely to outperform even some of the best traditional investments.
As an example I stole this from @newageinv :
While Netflix was the best performing stock of the decade with over 3,000% returns, bitcoin outperformed with over 13,000% percent!
Also on Steem , there is the social side of the investment, which has a lot of value (for me) on top of the monetary. It is pretty cool to be able to write for my buy-in to investing, something that I never thought I would be able to do.
Lots of volatility and uncertainty to play with :)
!ENGAGE 30