Whenever I see ripple take over the position of second place, what I usually tell myself, is that it is temporary. If a coin is being manipulated, there is therefore every tendency we see some forms of changes, most especially in the market cap and that is what is presently happening to xrp. Ethereum as far as I am concerned is still the best.
I agree with you. I think that Ripple cannot hold second place for a long time, and with the time Ethereum always overtakes Ripple by capitalization and dominance.
Market capitalization is a complex indicator that depends on many factors. Ripple and Ethereum both have extremely clever team members, networks, partners and visions. I like ETH due to its decentralization, but the market doesn't care what I and you like. It counts too many different parameters and we're too small to influence it.