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Because some of the tacticool .22LR rifles give you a really great firearm out of the box that is just as easily set up with a suppressor and many other accessories.
e.g. SIG 522 or S&W M&P-15/22.
Setting up a dedicated .22LR upper is also a good idea for your AR, but personally I would rather have a complete rifle ready to go at any time.
The value of a .22 Rimfire to me is for hunting.
I would assert I would more easily get better accuracy/precision out of something like a well done Ruger 10/22 for less money than something based on a military lookalike.
There are a lot of integral suppressors setup and running on the 10/22 platform. It is very popular in that regard.
I personally see little use for a "tacticool" rimfire, whether rifle or handgun. About the only usage I could see that would be objectively valid would be a faithful copy of a centerfire firearm, and even that is of limited use IMO.
YMMV