Because Satoshi is the creator of monero? The only coin that Satoshi created known to the public is bitcoin. If bitcoin was designed the way monero was later designed, government would have against it instead of the way they are supporting it.
If you want privacy, there are steps to take that can make you achieve that with bitcoin.
Do not forget that Satoshi created bitcoin blockchain and nothing yet altered that is against privacy.
Thanks for your input. I guess I should post my main points here instead of asking folks to read the article.
The main reasons I think Monero is closer to the original, cypherpunk vision for crypto is because it's actually fungible, and is more usable as a means of transfer than as just a store of value.