He doesn't need to defend anything. Monero just is. It's open for everyone. No matter your background or ideology.

And as Bitcoin OGs we are very well aware of the trade offs. That can't be said about Bitcoin newcomers of the last 10 years who are mostly interested in fiat gains and seem to rectify a lot of their illogical reasoning.

For edge cases we will have mints for Monero that put privacy on a new level.