I think that all the new posters here and on reddit is a good sign.
Are the overall numbers (adoption) increasing though?
http://www.bitcoinpulse.com/
Yes, although it increases faster during the bubbles.
It's good to look at those various indicators on bitcoin pulse from time to time.... We do seem due for another bubble, but I would NOT be surprised if we have several more weeks of either flat or just gradual increases through upper $600s and if we start to get into the $700 territory, there may be some attention and then by $800 people may begin to think that they better get on board for the bubble before it is too late..
I am mostly in BTC (to the extent that I plan to get "in"), and just investing most of my new fiat into BTC as it comes in my direction... which sometimes takes a while to get... The rapid bubble could happen soon, but I am expecting that the more likely scenario will be that we will have a gradual increase in BTC prices first maybe over the next 6 weeks or a little longer...
Then the violence, i mean upswing... WHY NOT?