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Mining is the process by which it is ensured that the blockchain is the same across all nodes. A miner that solves a cryptological problem related to the previous transactions on the blockchain is rewarded with Ether.

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Why does a miner still pay gas for a reverted transaction?

Because if not paid one could spam miners with setting insufficient gas limits, making miner execute the transaction and not get paid. Think of this as the opportunity cost of the miner.
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