Bitcoin is insanely overrated.

Once the Alts get the attention of the newbies we should see the explosion you're taking about.

We have been very patient with this stupid bullrun of BTC (basically a prototype) and it masked the Alts more than enough.

Positive side is that we now have a much bigger marketplace with a lot more people and marketcap.

So although the BTC guys were just trying to fill their pockets with their infinite forks they brought the space to a new paradigm, advancing it forward by almost a year in less than 6 months.