Alternate cryptocurrency is a good investment but it must be in a reportable coins otherwise any shitcoin that doesn't possess the quality of can be easily a waste of investment such as newly listed tokens in the market, that is why many people prefer using their hard earned money to invest into bitcoin to secure their investment. We know that bitcoin is volatile but the volatility of altcoin can't be compared with bitcoin hence is possible of losing its value at any given time and anymore moments.
altcoins that lacks value has crippled many people so I believe that what we need to do is make sure that we watch well and know the life span of a particular we want to invest on so that after the investment it will not be wast of resource, is good to make proper research before you invest in cryptocurrency you wants to invest on, because I know very well that investing in altcoins is like some who is trying a luck, because sometimes they don't be nice as expected before investment.
Your statement is suggesting that there are altcoins that actually have value and this is where I disagree with you because such statement will arouse people's curiosity and make them to start thinking in the direction of altcoins. I will want to believe that majority of the altcoins as high as 95% of them are shitcoins which makes it just an unnecessary risk nursing the thought of investing in altcoins. Why will I take the risk of investing in asset where the odds is 95% against me when there is Bitcoin that is almost risk free when the plan is for long term?
With value or no value, altcoin is not an option and people should think more of Bitcoin than altcoins because altcoins are built on fake promises and nothing more. No wonder founders of these altcoins spend huge money marketing their worthless product forgetting that good thing like Bitcoin market itself. Altcoin is just a trap to take people.