Bitcoin and Monero are great examples of this: nowhere near the best tech, but very powerful communities built around simple mantras that resonate.
They also have the most toxic maximalists who love to call everyone else "shitcoiner."
Why have an honest discussion on the merits of different tech when you can just shout down and bully the competition? 😒
It's therefore no surprise that lots of former Bitcoin maxis move to Monero.
https://inleo.io/threads/view/thedessertlinux/re-leothreads-6eua3xxh
It's much easier to just label everything a shitcoin than it is to spend thousands of hours researching them all!
Yes, it's hard to have breadth and depth of knowledge.