Bitcoin doesn't need Monero but it does need strong uncompromising privacy easily accessible to it's users, in some way shape or form, without compromising self-custody

You don't understand bro. Go back to Bitcointalk forum and read. People were very smart back then thinking about ways to attack and stop Bitcoin. Funny thing is. All those got applied to Monero while Bitcoin got embraced. There's an epic battle going on as we speak, but even most Bitcoiners don't see it. Normie's are clueless.