IMO The point of cryptos:
A new kind of easy to use and access digital cash.
A new kind of freedom where you can use your money without having to pay big brother a cut.
A chance to revolutionize currency.
A chance to have a say in how the money system works and be part of the system.
A chance to make the world a better place by lowering the costs of goods and services, re-invigorating global manufacturing and more evenly distributing wealth.
I think only one of those were the real point why we are getting into altcoins.
Thefts and greed were long before altcoins, it is nothing new. We have same problems everywhere else. We can't believe in utopia and run away crying when not everything is perfect.