To me it's no more real money than coins of gold for example. It has a value and can be exchanged for goods, but in an unpractical way.
If this was 2010 I'd agree with you, but it ain't. There are plenty of places you can spend it. There are also tens of thousands of people on here and elsewhere who'd be delighted to take it out of your hands in a matter of seconds. It's the getting them back that's the trickier part.