if no altcoin then bitcoin have attractive prices. with their altcoin make bitcoin prices constantly change with the various rates altcoin. like in the real world, bitcoin is USD dollar. while altcoin is the yen, rupee, euro, pound sterling and others. all bind together and need each other.
I am a miner. I mine the altcoins to get bitcoin. Without altcoin, I will not be a bltcoin owner as I do not buy bitcoin directly.
Yes. as a trader. I also have similar thoughts. an altcoin trader and an altcoin miner surely know the importance of both and know how much altcoin important for bitcoin. it is true that if altcoin not exist the bitcoin also will be fine and it won't effect so much. but this is also true like a hell that altcoin increased and bitcoin value and demand so much.
everyone can't mine bitcoin because of the expensive mining equipments but mining altcoin is more easy so people mine altcoin to earn bitcoins.