I'm not sure if anyone else will find this useful but I tend to get obsessed with using spreadsheets for almost everything. It helps me stay organized.
I'm compiling a list of Alt Currencies with as many faucets that I can find for them. Their are tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet grouping the letters so everything is not all on one sheet. I have the coin names linked to their official website as well as a forum link below it for quick research. If you have any suggestions/comments or anything you would like to see added to it, please let me know. Thanks.
I have no doubt they will eventually jump on the bandwagon. At this point they don't understand it completely and they want to make sure they know what they're doing and how to handle it properly when issues arrive. When they see that the whole world is getting into it, they have nothing left to do but join in along with everyone else. All they need is time.
The only way Bitcoin would die is if the government shuts it down, which I don't think would happen. They would just figure out a way to get their grubby hands into it. Other than that, the many holders would keep it alive. Even if the Government shuts it down, someone always finds a workaround...