This is not probable, This is sure.

f things get tougher this month and Bitcoin can’t hold the Feb 6 bottom, there is a chance that ETH will rally instead and permanently decouple from BTC, along with other alts. If BTC can’t store value, then the market will probably find another way..

I think eth might find an uphill battle with all the regulation and scrutiny on ICOs coming. The only direction coming out of ICO scrutiny and regulations is the compliance direction. Once ICOs all go compliant, your opportunity to buy will have passed.

I just wanna see that time in my lifetime when each and every alt reacts on its own regardless of what bitcoin or ethereum or any other coin in dominance is doing

I mean ICOs are only for crowd funding. It is a very basic utility of the ethereum network.

$ETH is about creating an infrastructure and having project's join the network

if bitcoin loses the charm (image of "store of value") none of the alts will gain "store of value" image. This is not probable, This is sure.
Why? because bitcoin is the Daddy and alts his family,
Remember.. You can do anything. But never go against the family