Yes steem is up in US Dollars, but still is at a low level in terms of BTC.

I find myself wondering if most alts will ever hit new all time highs in bitcoin price, just because
the price of bitcoin is so high now and most new investors only look at USD price.

Am I stuck in my ways by only caring about satoshi prices?

For example if steem hit an all time high in bitcoin price that would put it at almost $100...dang.