Genuine question as per the title.
Firstly im not a Solona maxi. I will gladly move over to something else if it appears better (and im always looking).
Solona is just so far ahead of everything else right now and so undervalued. It looks like the only thing that could even get close to doing an Ethereum style run.
Really want to know what L1s do people go for over Solona as it makes no sense to me.
Well people tend to use L1s they are comfortable with, so mostly the older ones. Poly, Avax, BSC etc. Not that they differ/offer anything revolutionary over SOL but its the power of first movers. This also means most of the action/volume is on those chains so traders stay there aswell.
A huge problem for SOL will always be the FTX/Sam factor. Its considered a pet project of a scammer. You can argue if its true or not, that doesnt even matter, its how people preceive it.