Comparing two completely different things is pointless. You can't compare staking with dividends, nor stocks with Bitcoin. While they do share some similarities, they are completely different things. On top of that, there's never a guarantee, neither in receiving dividends nor from staking awards, since the market is quite volatile in both cases and the returns may vary. Bitcoin also isn't a comparable investment; it's an asset that doesn't yield steady returns. You're claiming that it doesn't require too much effort, but results aren't guaranteed either, while it may take years to pay off.
Why do you think they are two totally different things? Bitcoin (or crypto in general) is sort of like crypto, I wouldn't say they are completely the same thing but they are far more than two different things, they have a ton of similar stuff not just some, plus staking is exactly like dividends, you get a staking reward, or you get a dividend when you hold stocks.
I think if you end up buying some tokens or coins, and stake it to make some money, you could even get a better return than these stocks as well, which is why I think its such an important and lovely thing, because otherwise it would have been something a lot less wonderful to go with stocks.