If something is better than some other thing at achieving the same goals, then it is just better, period. If it turns out that, what people really wanted was an

If something is better than some other thing at achieving the same goals, then it is just better, period. If it turns out that, what people really wanted was an efficient way to launder money, then Monero is not really 'better' than bitcoin perse, but it rather solves a different, more popular problem instead. Presumably it matters because the person you are replying to cares more about the less popular problem.