Would have been much better off just leaving everything in bitcoin. Altcoins suck.
I do not think Altcoin is making people lose capital. It depends on your investment strategy. Many people have become rich thanks to the altcoins such as EOS, Zilquila, ETH and Nano. I think they have strategies that fit it and they can make a lot of money from it. You should change the way you invest to get profit from altcoin.