Forking the Bitcoin network is a tried and tested attempt to create a coin to rival
Bitcoin which has proven to be futile. All previous forked coin performances and
acceptance has shown the trust lies with the project with the 100% security performance.
Forking the Bitcoin network now would be seen as a folly!
It was not an attempt to create a rival coin but to scam people who don't know better. Don't confuse competition with malice.
Don't you think scam is a bit harsh. Like there wasn't an attempt to steal anyone's money or extort money from anyone. Last I check, almost wallets that were holding Bitcoin were eligible for equivalent amount of fork coins like Bitcoin cash and Bsv.
The word scam is an understatement for what these things were. First let's revisit the definition of the word scam:
1. to deceive and defraud (someone)
2. to obtain (something, such as money) by a scam
Anything that uses the word Bitcoin in its name, so all forks, are by definition scams. They are trying to deceive people that they are like the real Bitcoin to defraud them of their money. It fits the definition of scam perfectly. Just because you forked history of Bitcoin, that does not make your blockchain have any of its feature or relation to Bitcoin.