I have had more conversations with people about Bitcoin in the last 2 weeks then the previous 2 months, and the previous 2 months was more then the previous 2 years. Interest is growing at a very rapid pace.
You can't even read the CNBC news feed without seeing at least something about crypto, most of the time half the stories revolve around it.
While the alt coins are good and I'm heavily invested right now, there is no question that the go to coin for now will be bitcoin as new investors get started.
I fully agree to your evaluation of the situation.