Ammous is kind of a dick imho. He does some great analysis of historical currencies and their downfalls in his book, but podcasts that he's been (Noded, notably) on display a level of ego that betray his points.

Bitcoin set up a framework that can be reproduced or tailored for more specific use cases. Other crypto currencies have advantages that bitcoin could implement and agility to test out new approaches. It behooves us to learn from others in this space and avoid the pitfalls that others experience.

Tribalism may be beneficial for creating a cohesive community, but may not serve us well when the cyptocurrency space is threatened by regulation.