Can someone help me understand...

You would think that the kind of people who are in the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem are some of the brightest folks around. It's not like the average redneck from bumfuck nowhere is stacking up on Bitcoin and Ethereum, it's mostly highly intelligent folks who stay up to date with the latest in tech and investing. You know what I mean...

So how the FUCK does a POINTLESS coin like "NEM" still have MORE THAN DOUBLE the marketcap of Monero?

I'm not a super genius by any stretch of the imagination, but even to me, (after just a LITTLE BIT of research), it's shockingly clear that there's only two or three valuable cryptos. In other words, I'm an average person, and EVEN I can ascertain that most coins literally don't offer any sort of unique use-case or ability, and Monero is one of the only two or three that DOES offer a unique use-case and is worth betting on from an investment perspective.

So... if the Crypto ecosystem is made up of some of the most cutting edge and intelligent people, how does NEM, (not to mention most other coins above Monero is the rankings), still have more than double the marketcap of Monero? I literally cannot understand what the fuck is going on. You would think after all these years of Cryptocurrencies being around, that people would start to actually do research and make educated decisions on which ones to invest in.

Please help me understand why Monero is not #1 or #2 yet, because I'm flabbergasted.