The majority in the Bitcoin community these days call it a store of value.
So... you gave back less value, is that a fair assessment of what's happening here?
If you consider $1.54 to be of greater value than $50, I could see how you could perceive it as that.
When people gave you money back in the day, were they all aware that you don't consider Bitcoin money? Can you point to where you explained all that?
I can see how this could have been interpreted differently if you didn't make it clear upfront.