I have absolutely nothing against Bitcoin. They are trailblazing the way for cryptocurrency. And if you own some, good for you, I hope you see a healthy return. There is room for several coins to thrive. And Bitcoin will always be the first. But as these other coins start to become more and more mainstream, I think they need to stand on their own legs, not just be the alternative to bitcoin.
The market cap on these other coins is growing and growing. And these coins have some great features that make them unique. Take steem, what other wealth give you social media voting power? I might be getting ahead of myself, bitcoin still needs to make it mainstream but these other coins are not far behind.
So let's drop the altcoins and have Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple and Steem (and whatever ones you want to add). We don't have the American dollar and then altcurrency.
*my upvotes/rep disclaimer: @whatageek/my-steemit-account-where-i-stand-on-bots-self-votes-and-multiple-account