The energy that is spent securing the network, is that ‘real’? Or the cryptography and math that defines the protocol? Is it the digital nature you worry about? In which case is an mp3 recording ‘real’? Or a photo? I can copy that a million times, bitcoin is the invention of digital scarcity (amongst other things), is this not something with value? Property and ownership in a digital age? Money is a technology of sorts and technology evolves. Much of what you say is sensible and 💯 for generic ‘crypto’ bit not Bitcoin. It’s a red flag for me when anyone conflates the two