With regards to my disparaging comments about XRP I decided to do further research even though I had already done some. I realize now that I made some uninformed statements.
I realised that there is actually a fixed supply as opposed to ETH, XLM, EOS etc however the large percentage held by Ripple could slow down future growth when released onto the market.
I also learnt that Ripple is involved with the W3C, the IMF and other important groups and that XRP will most likely become the primary token for web payments.
It may even become a supra national currency.