It doesn't matter what you call bitcoin. Call it whatever you want, digital gold or anything. It doesn't matter.
Satoshi created bitcoin with a purpose and that purpose is that bitcoin will be a currency just like every fiat currencies you can think of only that it is not controlled by the banks and the government. Bitcoin was created to give control back to the masses and every bitcoin user can attest to that fact.
It is true bitcoin hasn't gotten to the point it is generally accepted as a means of payment for goods and services but eventually it will get there and bitcoin will be the number one currency in the world.
Reading up simply the whitepaper would really be giving out the idea on why its been created and on what purpose.Its true that it wont really matter on how the masses or some people
would call it because it can really done its job which supposed to be done and thats why the community do support it because of decentralization and transparency even though there might be
some flaws which had been patch up by some alts but still the support can really be differentiated among others.
It wont really be reaching out into this point if it werent really getting some attention or support.