Just because token ABC has no statistics and XYZ has, does not mean one is better than the other. I can show you plenty of shitcoins with all kinds of high demand and "great tech" and zero utility yet they are doing well in price. Whereas some great coins OLD ones with utility like Gridcoin for years is helping actually scientific research and is not even easy to buy.
I do accept what you are talking about, there are some legit projects in the market that does not have the same hype as shitcoins in the market and hence they wont be getting the necessary eyeballs from investors and i know a few projects that have legit use case and yet the investors are neglecting them because they lack in marketing.
But i still hope that these coins will prevail the test of time and eventually their true value will be showed in the future while the pump and dump coins will eventually die off.
On the other hand, the hype coin has the advantage of being a hot topic of cryptocurrency, so many people will learn about the coin, and eventually participate. but we never know there will be a surprise especially with the hype coin, because many have won, and eventually drowned