Bitcoin does live up to the privacy outlined in the white paper but because of KYC and chainalysis privacy becomes hindered.

I’m not trying to convince anyone to use Monero over bitcoin I just see it as a tool. It is easy and cheap to do atomic swaps in and out of Monero. I have also used liquid and lightning and have used whirlpool in the past before it got shut down. Mixing is slow and expensive, Liquid is a federated side chain.

Privacy is a spectrum and people will do what they see fit based on their own preferences and perceived risk.