While I agree with your sentiment I also disagree to some extent! Many who found Bitcoin appealing early on were those who had already questioned the legitimacy of the banking and monetary system- The Occupy movement for example was something many joined but found protest in that way did not achieve a lot- so when Bitcoin came along it was instantly attractive to those of us who already questioned the current financial system. You are correct in that the success of Bitcoin has emboldened many- including myself I admit! I never thought Bitcoin would reach the price it has or position it has and so I feel both surprised and am to some degree empowered by that to launch into other projects that otherwise might never have been able to. So Bitcoin has empowered those who most quickly were prepared to question the fiat financial system and join an alternative (Bitcoin) when it seemed unlikely to succeed but simply to have the chance was enough. I suspect that many very worthwhile and innovative projects are now in place which could never have been realised without Bitcoin- at the same time some have been emboldened to a degree of annoying arrogance.

At the same time I would add there is also an annoying reluctance from many Bitcoiners to admit just how compromised and diverted Bitcoin has become- the sly but effective obstruction of Bitcoin use as a MoE has rendered the protocol into much more a speculative commodity than a P2P censorship resistant payments protocol...but NGU narrative pushers do not like to acknowledge this.