I think there is always skepticism with something new. I think it is human nature to wonder "is this really real". Especially in the crypto markets. There are so many coins, one tends to think "this is just another sh*t coin".
To me for the most part they are. Alt coins are basically just a bunch of algorithms. The value is just speculative value based on exchange trading. technicals and all that don't really mean much to it's value. Betamax was better than vhs but which one won out. But what will separate a shitcoin from a real value coin is adoption. Bitcoin is the defacto standard because of adoption and real world use. will it continue, idk, will we ever be able to buy a latte with steem? idk, but as more people use it and trade it and it is seen as a viable currency then it will turn from a speculative algorithm to a coin of worth.