So... maybe I should dump my (very small) cache of ETH and invest in some EOS...

If your opinions are swayed by just a topic post like this, then it looks like you're not doing your own research and should not be investing in the first place.
And with the people who say the advantage of EOS is that transactions are free and fast, well, any project can be fast and free when talking about transactions, if it's centralized. PayPal and Venmo is fast, ain't it? There's a reason why bitcoin is slower than your typical centralized cryptocurrency; because bitcoin is decentralized, and is miles secure compared to others.