Spot on. I don't think the solution is to fox bitcoin to make it private. One of the biggest features is the auditability. I think the solution is the L2s which increase privacy and scalability + interoperability with monero. I think the atomic swapping with XMR of being a much more killer tool because then it can essentially be treated as an L2 and used as a tool where 100% privacy is essential. I think these two projects need to recognize they're brothers in arms and walk forward as such.