My personal opinion about "those people"? It's absolutely OK. Bitcoin is permissionless, they can buy it/own it and use it the way they like/prefer. It could be their investment, their collectible, their commodity, their currency, it could also be used as payment for fees to purchase/inscribe/mint/etch their dick pics and fart sounds.
BUT that doesn't change what the technical side of Bitcoin makes out of it. - A censorship-resistant, self-sovereign asset that could weaken political strongholds.
BUT that doesn't change what the technical side of Bitcoin makes out of it. - A censorship-resistant, self-sovereign asset that could weaken political strongholds.
Of course not. The whole point was to "beat the middleman". There's no other cryptocurrency as "good as Bitcoin" in this regard. Especially when 99% of them are centralized. It's this reason why some people choose BTC on top of everything else. For each, their own cryptocurrency of choice. Just don't go crazy spending all of your life savings into crypto. The volatility brings a high risk of loss if you're not careful.
Altcoins will come and go, but BTC will survive no matter what. As long as it stays decentralized and censorship-resistant, there should be nothing to worry about. Maximalism or not, expect the crypto industry to carry on as usual.
