There are many routes of synthesis, some involve more steps but have advantages in other areas. Some are easier, or quicker, or involve over-the-counter items, or aren't as smelly, or a person just doesn't have the equipment for the logistically simpler but practically more complex reactions.
Go read rhodium's archive.
Post 473907 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=7473.msg47390700#msg47390700)
(Rhodium: "Different routes - different starting materials", Chemistry Discourse)