I genuinely don't understand such a hate for something which brings something new and helps the whole scene.
I do.
The uncontained seething and snarling originates from a misplaced sense of entitlement and a frustration that the market hasn't validated their point of view. (See my earlier post)
It's not exactly rare and I doubt there's a single case where a coin has taken off in the market and not left a trail of seething resentment behind where people dig up every reason under the sun for predicting its demise.
So be it. They may have a point, but the pluses now far outweigh the minuses and the launch of this coin is already ancient history as far as new buyers are concerned. Nor is the fact of alternatives coming on the scene going to affect it much because there are always going to be alternatives to everything.
This is one of the few originals in the history of alts and thats the bottom line. On top of that it's filling a glaring gap in the feature set of cryptocurrency technology, and on top of that it's not finished yet. The technical roadmap for this coin is such that it will nail down its dominance in this sector with belt and braces.
Whatever happened at launch, it's doing everything right now and the market's not arguing.