@retiolus I agree entierly. Most people think bitcoin is kind of the default option and the way to go.

Though keep in mind popular perception is a bit misleading. The best way to objectively measure the popularity of a coin is to look at its market cap. Ethereum has a market cap of ~250M while bitcoin has ~1T.. So bitcoin is only 4x more popular than ethereum. Moreover I am certain that given enough time (years maybe) bitcoin will die and other cryptos will take its place. The reason being that bitcoin functionally and technologically speaking is archaic and offers none of the advantages of modern crypto like smart contracts.

I think the best proof of the fact that ethereum and other modern coins are on their way to replace bitcoina nd eventually kill it is to just look at the growth rate. Over the last 365 days Ethereum's price as went up 12.5x compare that to bitcoin over the same time period which increased only 7x

You will make money investing in bitcoin for sure, and that will continue for some time. But you will make a lot more investing in the rival crypto. So while you might hear about bitcoin more the truth is, the market knows bitcoin is not the long term winner here.