I don't see a problem. Bitcoin is not going to be used to buy lattes, its more like the crypto version of holding gold. What we need is a good altcoin to take over the function of currency for daily use whether its ETH, XEM, or some other one. Stop making small transactions and use it as a store of value instead.
If you think that is true, then you have strayed very far away from what Satoshi Nakamoto really wanted to make Bitcoin for. He made Bitcoin to eliminate the trust system that banks rely on (no need for a middle man to deal businesses). He made Bitcoin to replace banks (and their fiat ecosystem), not to replace gold (not as a store of value investment).