Sometimes, when I think about difference between Bitcoin and altcoins, I like to draw parallels to originals car spare parts and alternative spare parts. Alternative parts have different price categories, from low budget to premium, they can have different quality. But no matter what kind of spare parts you use, using original are always better. Even though alternative premium spare parts can "work" longer.
i think we are not talking about original or not. based on your describtion , i see altcoin as artifical currency in crypto market. bitcoin and altcoin has different definitian and fundamental.we are admit bitcoin as major or mother currency at market , but it doesnt mean as original coin.
Seriously? You don't think Bitcoin is the original coin or shall we say the original cryptocurrency?
Because the guy above you has explained the difference between altcoins and Bitcoin in a good comparison with car spare parts.
Altcoins were created to fill the gap and demands that Bitcoin doesn't have, but look at the crypto market, Bitcoin still sitting on top. Guess some altcoins created nowadays were just a bunch of crap and only want to make money out of the people that invested to their project lol.