Crazy to think paper in your wallet can be worth anything, don't even have to go look for it, its printed... The world is so wacky.
Yes,paper money are the sign of value, of work.
For example you work as engineer and design new car. You get paid. This is the reward for you work.
You go to the supermarket and buy some bread. The money you pay serve as the reward for farmers, driver, workers at the market, tax etc.
The paper money DO have real value, so to say the real Proof of Work;)
In comparison to BTC, which is some real random numbers. So everyone can wank on sofa while mining "money". That would contribute so much to our society....
Why work at some hard and dirty jon, if you can buy yourself a rig, and do nothing.
This troll is not being paid
Replace paper money in your stagnant with fiat created by decree of TPTB, and you realize there isn't enough paper to print all the money they created. Then you realize fiat is more plentiful than the shells you fear.
Jobs like the one you describe are to insure growth in the economy, specialization and create a distraction to minimize understand of the digital fiat you work so hard to get.
Edit : the rig doesn't do nothing it ensures only 21 million Bitcoin ever are created. It ensures your understanding of money having value remains true.