Personally, I loved the way someone described it at an introductory chat of bitcoin. "A pocket private bank" the speaker said. I have always thought of it as such. Indeed, the approach it has to value is the most economically correct to what "money" should be. But, the fact is; it is still a "free" market and everyone will try to make a quick buck of it, even worse, people will try to manipulate them to make it look less attractive when buying.
Anyway, I hope your message reaches a lot of people. I owe a lot to the crypto market and I'd hate to see bitcoin or any other deserving altcoin to die.