Fragmented?
Every EIP-ERC standards have an corresponding uses or improvement of their successor like ERC 721 creation of Non fungible token / Fungible Token -> Now ERC 1155 the improve version of ERC 721
Yes, the creations of ERC standards are somehow similar to creations of altcoins. So many altcoins serve the same purpose while real usage is nearly zero. I didn't specifically mean ERC 1155. Every standard with real usage is appreciated. Just check the abundant proposed standards in the link I mentioned.