I'm pointing out that if this is your argument against Monero there is little difference between that and the vast majority of Bitcoiners in practice.

How many Bitcoiners run nodes? 
How many of those node runners are actively verifying it's transparent input/outputs- 0.001%?
Far fewer than you make it seem.

An advantage that one never takes advantage of...is not an advantage 

 I'm not arguing "against Monero" I'm simply helping you understand the differences between an open public ledger that can easily be audited with someone with basic python skills and a protocol that requires complex cryptographic proofs just to ask it how many coins there are.