What Paul means when he says "It kills altcoins" was his appeal to the toxic maximalist. In reality all it does it take away the main justification for them. People may continue to use them, but the founding logic is removed. People think Paul means it brings shit coins to bitcoin. It does not, and in other interviews he describes that he thinks it won't.

->It rug pulls altcoins.<-

Monero Bullet proofs ? We get that in MoneroSide

Zcash zero k proofs ? We got that in zcashSide.

Why go outside bitcoin when what you want to tryout can be done within the ecosystem, with an escape route back to bitcoin.

Again, its NOT about bringing shitcoins to bitcoin, it's about removing their technical reasons for existing in the first place.

The above is about pauls words on shitcoins, not a total justification for DC.

We want DC to serve as a lifeboat against any future unpredicted technology or project that might threaten main bitcoin. You and i cannot know one will never exist, this is insurance. Claiming otherwise is a claim to godhood omnicience.

We want to invite all that network hashing being wasted on altcoins back onto bitcoin, making everyone more secure. They might not accept, but even having the option in bitcoin on a sidechain is a huge insurance.

We want new features to be tried out without having to go to every fucking twitter influencer troll and beg. or get onnour knees and suck some type-a core dev priest "just humbly keeping core chugging along".

Do YOU want Mideval Europe or Revolutionary America ? Which one was more free market and lead to the greatest Tech and Living standard increase in human history.