1. Because it's not true. You can buy several things with bitcoin, as with government-backed currency. Speaking simply, both are "money." 2. Because it annoyi

1. Because it's not true. You can buy several things with bitcoin, as with government-backed currency. Speaking simply, both are "money." 2. Because it annoyingly misses the point. If I buy a stock and it goes up, I might tell a friend that I "made money" on that stock. If he replies "no, you simply have an unrealized capital gain," then he obviously can't see the forest for the trees and I'm not going to invite him to my birthday party.