Boycotted?  I don't think so.  Boycotts are organized events, and I haven't seen anyone recruiting people to avoid altcoins, have you?

Everything in crypto is down right now, including bitcoin.  Remember, bitcoin's all time high was $20,000 and it's less than half that now.  When it crashed it took altcoins down with it, unfortunately.  However my prediction is that they'll find their way back into people's hearts and wallets.  It just takes time for these cycles to work themselves out, that's how markets work.  Investors fall in and out of love with investments, and altcoins are no different.

I don't know if the market is unstable.  It's just that prices are very depressed.  I see that as a chance to buy low with the intention to sell high.  Why wait until the market is on fire to start buying?