ELI5: bitcoin mining (xpost in ELI5) • r/Bitcoin - reddit

by azotic

Ok so I've seen several places where bitcoin has been explained, but there is one thing about it that always seems kinda glossed over: mining. I know there have been other explanations on here but I'd like to throw in mine too. It seems either explanations are either too simple, saying that miners "solve a difficult math problem" or are too arcane, talking about such-and-such hash...