Any bike with clipless pedals is easy to bunny hop
I've totally given up on clipless pedals. My bike shoes are gathering dust in the garage.
When your bike is an integral part of your daily routine, getting on and off it four or five times a day (for work/school, groceries, library, local poker game etc) the whole idea of having to change shoes just becomes an undue burden. I hated walking around a store in clickety clack bike shoes, and I never bothered with mountain bike shoes that are supposed to be better to walk in. The added benefit of clipless pedals is nice if you're doing the STP, but for me it didn't come close to offsetting the inconvenience.
I want my bike to be something I can pick up and put down at will, like a car key. It shouldn't require any compromises or changes to my daily routine, I just want to get on and go. That convenience is part of the attraction, for me.
I personally don't find an upright body position comfortable, or all that safe in traffic. If you can't see very well in front of you and to the left and right while in the drops, I'd argue that your bars are likely set too low (which is something I often see from people on road bikes).
I never thought of my commuter bike with flat bars as having an upright riding position. My wife's bike has an upright riding position. I hate it, for that one reason among many others. Riding a bike that is the wrong size or geometry for you sucks way harder than it should. I think lots of people who try biking and then give it up do so because their bike doesn't fit them correctly. A well-fitted bike is like putting on old jeans, and you should be able to ride it all day without getting tired.
These days I'm riding a carbon road bike and the bars are definitely lower than I would like. It's just the nature of the frame, though. Maybe I should look into replacing the stem.
Not sure that there's a real right or wrong here, everyone will develop their own preference.
I totally agree with this, but our conversation here about handlebars isn't really about me convincing you or you convincing me. I'm hoping some other aspiring cyclists might find value in this discussion when choosing or modifying a bike. Both types of handlebars can work great, it's just a matter of finding what works best for you.