I've discovered Bitcoin few days ago, but I am skeptical about few things, why would I invest money in Bitcoins at the end of the day,why would I convert money into Bitcoins?
If I want to buy stocks or invest money I can easily invest with real $. Why would I convert my $ to bitcoins?
If I want to gamble, I can simply gamble on websites that require $ as currency, why would I convert it to bitcoins?
What's the difference between Bitcoins and dollars? What does bitcoin bring to the table that real $ don't, less taxes, more income?
There are many differences between BTC and, as you said, “real money”. In the first place, BTC was born under the idea of creating a new concept of economy, where the money was based directly on trust. Then, there is a money created by the people, and it has succeeded so much, now it is one of the principal assets in the whole worldwide economy.
Now, of course you can do all the stuff you describe with other “real money”, but, for instance, you will not be able to buy another cryptocurrency, as altcoins, for example.
If you take a look of the internet now, it has been changing really fast for the last 4 years: now, there is a whole complex economy inside the internet, ruled by crypto money.
I believe this is just the beginning for many and the top of the iceberg for others whose have been in the world of BTC since the very beginning.
Now, about one of your central questions, “Why would I convert my $ to bitcoins?”, I would say: do not do that. Maybe you can get into the BTC world just by learning how to produce your own here on the internet.
I encourage you just to look into what is going on with cryptocurrencies. Now, if it doesn’t passionate you, well, you are free of continue using “real money”, but I’m sure once you see all the things you can do on the internet with cryptocurrencies you will understand there is a whole and brave new world behind the concept of Bitcoin.