I think that Ethereum should be considered only in the long term. Too much has happened and it will take time for the situation to improve. But don't write it off. He will still be able to compete for his place in the market.
Not just with ETH but there's a lot of top coins who are suffering right now. It just happen that XRP is being manipulated and ETH was not. I believe of this coin not because I'm a hodler but because I have my trust with ETH and I know it will rise. We cannot force everyone to buy ETH, and you should not listen because investing is not about that.
I think too , eth its very useful project with great potencial in future , also depending prom market conditions. Moreover soon planned updates.