many choices, the price is relatively cheaper than bitcoin and the opportunity to make more profit. Maybe there are some benefits if I spend more of my money investing in altcoin and holding it for the long term. But the negative value that I found is that the influence of bitcoin is too big on altcoin until now.
It all depends on what period of time you bought altcoins. For example, ether could be well bought in December 2018 and January 2019 ... You could even get a solid profit