The "issue" is people who missed the cheap coins are jelly and butt hurt.
That's not the issue because the same can be said for other coins which don't get the same negative reaction.
That is also the reason why banks are interested in "blockchain" and not in buying Bitcoins from the early adopters
Some people are trying to do that sure, and I'm not sure there is one reason for it either. Some probably want features and characteristics (for example some forms of regulatory compliance, a different security model, etc.) that Bitcoin doesn't offer. I see at the same time a lot of people not terribly concerned about the price being too high and building businesses and services on and around Bitcoin right now.
Now I don't really see that with any alt, with the possibly exception of Ethereum, but at least in the case of Bitcoin and a few other coins, people don't come to it with an
additional negative perception that encourages building something else or going elsewhere as they do with Dash.
But if you really believe 'jelly' is a dominant factor, then Dash is screwed either way. You can't wish away the 'jelly' factor any more than you can wish away the 'instamine scam' disgust factor. It is still part of human nature, even if, again, you, illodin don't consider it the right way to think.
If the model is fatally broken, and it is, then it doesn't matter exactly why. Same outcome.
That has not being our experience presenting Dash to people and talking about it with industry leaders. In fact it has been extremely positive and a lot of people are excited about it and getting involved. By your same logic "fatally broken" is just your opinion and you can't just wish for it to be true.
I believe Monero's funding system is fatally broken and produces stagnant development and lack of accountability for delays but that is just my opinion and I may be wrong.
The important thing is it does not matter what I think time will reveal the truth.