I think Monero is awesome because it's actually designed to be an anonymous payment system. Unlike Bitcoin, anonymity is built into each transaction. No need for washing your coins via sketchy "tumbler" services.
Now, just like cash wasn't built with digital transfers in mind, neither was Bitcoin built with anonymity in mind, so not sure why Monero would be better/worse than Bitcoin for a thing Bitcoin was never made for in the first place.
The purpose of Bitcoin was never that all transactions were anonymous. Monero is great for this (or zCash), but it's a bit misleading to say Monero is "better" at something when what you are comparing it to, was never built for that "something" in the first place.
For some definitions of "you"
Presumably it matters because the person you are replying to cares more about the less popular problem.
Other issues are opened up like the possiblity that a coalition of mining pools will censor transactions in the future.
Bitcoin has clearly failed at its originally intended purpose and monero is now what it wanted to be
In other words: everything you can do with Bitcoin can be done with Monero while the converse isn't true.
Strikes me as a pretty decent definition of "Better".
(unless of course, you consider the lack of anonymity a "feature". I'd bet most people don't unless they work in law enforcement or for the IRS).
[1] https://phyro.github.io/grinvestigation/why_grin.html
It's missing several of Bitcoin's features, such as an identifiable UTXO set, relative time locks, a fully auditable supply, instantly verifiable PoW...
You can audit Monero's supply as well. The only difference with Bitcoin is that it uses more advanced math, making it much harder for regular Joe.
Best take criticism from a self-proclaimed Monero competitor with some skepticism.
You're right though that technically Monero doesn't do everything that Bitcoin does.
Not to the same degree. If anyone knows or learns the discrete log of H, then they can create Monero out of thin air undetectably.