What exactly did you “mine”? What (if anything) of value was created?
They way it was explained to me was like this.
Let’s say a typical mine operator digs up a gold nugget worth $$$. During the boat ride back, it falls overboard.
So everyone agrees it’s still his nugget, but its physical location is not relevant.
He can sell his ownership to another.
So, mining BITCOIN is the same.
See?
It’s just a computer file of no value whatsoever except it is unique, of finite supply, and easily exchanged.
The entire idea was a theoretical discussion about the nature of a fiat currency.
The fact that it became a real currency was wholly accidental.