On one hand, institutional adoption feels like an undeniable sign. On the other hand, the volatility is still like a wild EKG reading, and governments still haven't really made up their minds about what to do with it.
You are wrong about this, I don't understand what you want from Bitcoin. It is already less volatile than most stock and other traded instruments. Do you want 1 year volatility to be less than 1% or what? 
That is impossible in an asset that is still in the price discovery phase you know?Economics and sentiment now control how people view Bitcoin, in comparison to conspiracy and stigma. If Bitcoin crashes 50%+ over the coming month, "it is a ponzi scheme" will be in the air again. If monetary policy continues to get worse and Bitcoin benefits from that, sentiment will follow that event. Are we past the point of no return? Yes, in the sense that not knowing or being uncertain about Bitcoin's future might not be entirely reasonable anymore. Does that mean sentiment will be good permanently from now on? Probably not.
You don't need to listen to every person on the planet or the internet, most are idiots you know?