Well said.
What we need is more trading pairs that don't include BTC. I agree that BTC is a dinosaur now but the way the exchanges are set up BTC is crucial for trading. We need to remove this point of weakness so we the alt-coins aren't dependant on BTC and then they won't sell off with BTC.
I was about to say the same thing: Having majority of trading pairs only in BTC makes it look like BTC is somehow a superior currency, to which a currency's success is compared. This especially goes for new people who are still new in crypto and might not understand the fundamental differences between each currency.
Yup!