The alternative is we don't change it for now, focus on putting the next gen wallet out and marketing, and see how the market reacts. But we would need to do as previously suggested and get people organized into mining for the sake of keeping the network hash rate at a reasonable level.
Given the concerns posed by community members, this will be the most productive and profitable solution for EVERYONE.
WHEN 
the price increases investors/holders/miners will be happier!
Your PRT will be valued higher, your ROI will be higher. In regards to the miners, at such a low difficulty if it is at all possible to command a larger percentage of the overall network hashrate (by adding more mining nodes) you will increase the amount of coins mined in a set period (acknowledging increased costs but with the difficulty this low, it's the best time to look at this option).
As always, this is just my thoughts on the situation..