You are both big optimists. XRP will never catch up with Bitcoin .. let me tell you more XRP will never catch up with any real cryptocurrency, for the very obvious reason - it is not a cryptocurrency because it does not follow the basic principle of decentralization. Speculators will earn and lose on XRP, but as far as I am concerned, XRP should not appear in combinations with real cryptocurrencies at all.
I believe in what you say because it is clear that XRP will not be able to pass Bitcoin in many ways and aspects, after all XRP has also experienced problems that some people think will no longer be solved.