My opinion is that, in reality, Satoshi Nakamoto might not have been who he said he was. Perhaps it was not one person and perhaps he carried out the mission that he was assigned to perform certain world forces. There is an opinion that this was a group of programmers. Maybe it was.
It doesn't really matter who satoshi really is; the only thing of importance is that Bitcoin is as real as it can be, and it's helping people obtain the freedom they otherwise would never have.
That's why I am glad he left and never came back again to bother with development. Don't get me wrong, my respect for him is sky high, but I'm pretty certain that at this point he would form a problematic factor for Bitcoin itself rather than a positive one. Ethereum is the perfect example of how lead developers not willing to part with their project are slowing down the rate of growth, and at the same time keep delaying scaling solutions as if it isn't that important.
Vitalik rolled back the chain with minority agreement, openly admitted to write hard forks if he's forced to do so, etc. No thanks.
But playing devil's advocate here a lack of leadership can also lead to issues too and bitcoin hasn't been without its problems and forks because of that. Look at the civil war between bitcoin and bitcoin cash. Had there been some sort of leader in Satoshi he could have truly steered bitcoin in the way he originally envisioned or at least offered his opinion where he thinks bitcoin should go. Of course he could have taken it down a path that people didn't want, but there will always be positives and negatives of not having a figurehead. At least with forks people can vote with their action and use the one they feel is better.
Why waste time on people who are looking for something to complain about to shake your ideas. "You can not wake a person who is not sleeping".
But who say's they're sleeping? Some people are just skeptical and I think that can often be a good thing. Far too many people are told about bitcoin as if it's a guaranteed investment and money maker and that's dangerous because it's not. When it's sold to them as a get rich quick scheme a lot of people are rightly concerned and weary. Sometimes people might not be sold on the idea of bitcoin right away and just need a little educating, and you or saotshi might not have time to explain it but I hope there are plenty of others that will because people's minds can sometimes be changed -- though of course and as you say sometimes people are also very close-minded and are unwilling to change their opinion, but I think we should still try as adoption is in everybody's interests ultimately.