how can bitcoin make you rich, I thought 1BTC = 1BTC?

And yes, litecoin has just as many users OR MORE than bitcoin. Go check out the stats such as bittefill or bitpay.

You can keep your shitty LN with in/out caps and unreliable routing problems. But then again, you're a dollar lover so probably best you go fill in that KYC right now to become "rich".