That's the equivalent of saying the US dollar is just an echo chamber and feedback loop.
I can buy lots of things with bitcoin. Web hosting, pay contractors, I can buy a new computer right now online, pay in bitcoin and have it delivered to my house, and tons more.
Again, it's been 8 years. I think you're just going to need to accept the fact there's a better and more modern way to conduct financial transactions compared to the past. That's how technology works.