I've got my bitcoins, I'll be alright. I don't see the need for more than 1 digital currency and bitcoin has far more reach at the moment, so mass adoption by the masses would be a lot sooner.
Agreed. Litecoin isn't going anywhere that bitcoin isn't going first, but I like picking up batches of the smaller currencies every now and then because they can grow a lot faster (then sell them off and put the money into bitcoin).
One more thing about ltc..
If (when) digital currencies truly hit their tipping point.. and if ltc is even anywhere close to btc.. then I've gotta believe that there are plenty of powerful entities that would prefer not make an anonymous person the richest person in the world..
The creator of ltc didn't pre-mine it.. which means he didn't get a huge head start at acquiring what could be one of the many foundational elements of a fully digital economy..
If it HAD to between btc and ltc.. The real whales certainly wouldn't their money into the one that would create a super duper fucking rich anonymous guy.. they'd pump/promote ltc.
Bitcoin is so far ahead though I don't think it would be rational to invest more in litecoin than in bitcoin. The wait time is irrelevant because whether someone pays at a POS with BTC or LTC the merchant is still going to give them the product immediately, not ask them to wait around for a few minutes for the confirmations.
There is really no need for 2 different currencies that are essentially exactly the same. But then again, there was no need for 2 different HD formats, or 2 different Myspaces (ie. Facebook), or any of the other stupid shit that people buy into. So who knows. The only thing I find annoying is when people "know" that bitcoin will dominate, or they "know" that bitcoin will crash. Like nigga, stfu, that's why it's called "speculating."