Whenever you see a shiny new "project" that is based in some altcoin, always ask yourself: "Why are they not using Bitcoin for this?"

The answer to that, in pretty much almost every case is that the creator of that "project" wants to get your money by issuing their worthless altcoin.

If they work with Bitcoin, then you immediately can tell there's some value in there, because they are trading value for value.

Bitcoin is money, altcoins are a distraction.

satoshi NEVER worked on bitcoin core. .. core is a brand that came about by colluding devs in 2014 creating the brand in 2014, long after satoshis disappearance
also one dev of core can leave without causing big effect. but if all the colluding devs messed up or left, then there would be issues as its the sole 'reference client' for upgrades and protocol changes..  thus would affect 99% of everyone should an issue arise. and yes core are centralised once you look at the devs funding background and their colleague/partnership interactions. they do not act as independent devs, but a collective

we should not just cower down and give blind loyalty/obedience to core as gods/governors of bitcoin, even if thats how they act. we should remain vigilant and scrutinise and peer review them to ensure their decisions do not cross the line.

too many people have just let core take control and cross the line many times of whats best for bitcoin, people whom have become defensive loyalists of core devs.. there have even been events including their sponsored actions to enforce their roadmap proceeds as planned, even when the greater bitcoin community have asked for other options

dont fear scrutinising core devs, dont fear peer reviewing them, dont fear criticising them. its the only way to limit how much they get to control

and dont confuse the allowance of core devs whom let smaller coders to bug test, grammar check code/translations via push requests VS the core devs with github force-merge/commit privileges

its like saying a newpaper is open(to read) but to become a newspaper editor is a closed circle of employees, even if the newspaper has a comment section for the public to leave public comment, moderated critique and moderated newsmedia suggestions

caveat being they follow core as a reference client
bitcoiners cant defend against core issues by using the other brands, if the other brands just blindly copy code changes across from core.. so we need to ensure core dont overstep

also when core make a significant change but the other brands dont blindly copy the change, forks can happen where the other brand is treated as an altcoin, due to core dominance treating core as the sole/central brand of bitcoin('core' name is not coincidence, its the core for a reason)

the other brands are only 'independent' in regards to the aesthetics of the GUI, they have no dominance/power to make their own proposals

The problem in the space right now is that, there are just so many scam project in the market, else, some altcoins made some people to earn millions of dollars on their investment too. Bitcoin have it's unique properties, not to be compared with altcoins because it is already a stepping stone for those other altcoins out there.

Many of these Altcoins having fixed supplies actually do think it’s all about fixed supply, yes I can say one of the many characteristics of bitcoin blockchain having so much attraction is the supply been fixed as such after mining ends the scarcity which has made some precious metals valuable also will have it to be valuable and pricey. But it is not all about having the fixed supply that creates demand. Demand is actually created through the chain’s utility, bitcoin offers so much utility for been used everyday like been a digital solution to financial crisis through peer to peer transactions. Most of these Altcoins with such fixed supplies do not actually have any utility as such the fixed supply isn’t enough to create any utility.

The only few Altcoins that even get little attention have been those trying to scale the network by making transactions faster and cheaper than bitcoin but still due to some not having a truly decentralized network many do not go for them too, which makes bitcoin clears above them all

Different between bitcoin and altcoin are many but few to mention.
Now let me start by saying that, bitcoin is the first and the largest cryptocurrency.
Secondly bitcoin has a wide adoption,high liquidity,high security and has a limited supply.
On the other hand altcoin,is an alternative cryptocurrency,with a variable supply,smaller user base,low liquidity and different features and use case.

Altcoins can be traded with Bitcoin in an attempt to earn more crypto. You are in an exchange market competition against other traders where a small % of skilled traders win long term and most other people lose. This exciting competition helps identify the rare altcoins with long-term value and utility based on unique features which Bitcoin lacks. People who hate all altcoins frequently have a blind rage which is similar to racism against other humans, since they fail to see some things cannot be done with Bitcoin alone.

Many scam projects that have taken from their investors as much more than they have given. Generally, in the altcoins market a huge number of those in it have lost so much compared to the few that claim to have made some profits making the rounds that altcoins had made many people millionaires overnight, a number partly made up of the core developers. But has made many investors rich than any altcoin, comparing bitcoin to altcoins is like making comparison between gold and bronze.

Altcoins are centralized and can be manipulated by the dev but bitcoin is decentralized and open source with the most efficient and secured network. Bitcoin is limited in supply and the halving event makes it very unique because it reduces the miners reward and that will make the demand to be high with lower supply. Bitcoin is a store of value.