as if it is in the second place and nearer to the bitcoin then compare to other coins,
maybe in future it may beat bitcoin
The competition is always on, but the worst thing ... there are more loser than winner. Eth is one of them, as you see on this current time, the bitcoin is too far if you compare on eth and other crypto currencies. But the fight is not over yet, there are lot of promising altcoins around the market and its possible to get near to the reputation of bitcoin at least.
So just watch and keep continue to support this crypto market, all of us will benefit for sure. We are the early birds on this field.