A question for the OG Ethereum people

What was it like when Eth first came out? back when it was like 31 cents a coin? did people say it was gonna go to shit like they do with other cryptos that are growing now? Or were people sure it was a great idea off the bat?

Is there any projects currently you get the same vibe from?

Loopring is currently my largest holding and I was wondering what the eth society thinks of it? I want an unbiased opinion really- i think its ridiculous when people say its gonna hit 100$ etc- like blatantly just hyping it up and hopium- but then i think eth went from 31cents to over 3k$ so is it even feasibly possible? the market cap would have to be like 130bil so i think its just mad cos ofc thats huge.

My main questions are how does the current climate of ceertain tokens match up with the original atmosphere of getting into eth? i understand crypto wasnt anywhere near as established back then but really its not that established now.