It's because this section is for altcoins discussion mate .
But you are right, the safe way to invest is to buy bitcoin or ether and hold it for long.
The only good thing for some altcoins is if you can hit the jackpot, meaning you did bought coins with less than a dollar and then appreciate and double or triple it's value in just a little time.
Not to be outdone but i too have a pick, Ravencoin. What do you think of this coin/project?
There really are jackpots in altcoins and if they hit the good one then that's a very good turn of fate to them. But if they're having a bad time by just random altcoins, that's the time they have to remember that they really have to include bitcoin.