Indeed, no bitcoins exist on the network, its just a ledger, and it is stupid to be accused for transmitting "value" because in this case "transmitting value" is "transmitting information". Satoshi discovered an asset that was simply representing value. The sats you own is a reflection of what people owe you, not what you own.

We should say that bitcoin the idea was discovered, not created. Saying this to people will raise questions and they'll then understand the nonsense.