If you chart them, they're actually right on top of each other.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-12/its-official-bitcoi...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-12/its-official-bitcoi...
Sure, just like the comment being replied to discards several hundred years worth of tulip sales to say "Tulipmania lasted 6 months. Bitcoin is now 8 years old."
Bitcoin has, until this year, largely escaped widespread public notice beyond "isn't this odd/interesting" pieces in the media.