This thread is so silent compared to 2013
Increase isn't as dramatic and plenty of people here have sat through the 2013 disaster. Times have changed, perhaps for the better. This exponential rise isn't good long term, but short term I like the trend.
Most of the people from 2013 predicting double digit coins are missing, and the next wave of newcomers hasn't started yet. After a mega ATH they will eventually discover bitcointalk, then discover this thread a month or two later. Our voices will be lost in the noise of newbies by then.
I still know a few guys back from 2013 still here, although they post a lot else frequently than before; I only joined the train in late 2014. I plan on staying for a while longer, the more newbies, the more FUD and misguided investors as well as misinformation.