One thing you can say about Solarcoin is that we are becoming recognized through the media. Unfortunately we are not being recognized through the cryptoworld and becoming popular, for now. This will all eventually turn around and EXPLODE as the Solarcoin initiative takes off.
Most coins do it the opposite way... Get popular through the cryptoworld, then the media. EX. Dogecoin... We're just doing it the other way around. Patience will pay off in the end!!!
I agree completely. Solarcoin doesn't not need the backing of the cryptoworld because it will be the first altcoin to gain popularity in the non-cryptoworld.