How is Monero a distraction?

It is providing something not only that Bitcoin can't, but also refuses to. Strong default privacy, real world fungibility, and very cheap tx fees.

All without sacrificing custody, permissionlessness, final settlement, and p2p on some L2/3 and all the unique tradeoffs that comes with

It's like getting mad that people need a hammer for something and you think they should be able to use a screwdriver for everything.