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In the end both of these concerns you have in regards to the mass adoption are negligible since the introduction of Skynet. With Skynet the only people that will ever have to be running any Sia software will be just the hosts. Skynet is kind of like a intermediary between the end user and the Sia network. The end user (you) will never need to buy Siacoin or install any software in order to use the Sia network. What happens is you essentially pay for the storage using your normal means of payments through the use of websites and apps like Skyspace, MARStorage, Filebase or Siasky. They in turn handle all the technical details of getting your data on to the Sia network. So once enough developers jump on board and enough websites and apps have been built on Skynet, the average end user might not even know what Skynet is even though they are using it every single day because it is the new internet. All they will know is there is less adds and things seem to work a bit differently.
The sync time is being worked on and will eventually be made to be virtually instant. However unless you are choosing to host or rent storage from the Sia network there is no reason for you to sync. If you are just wanting a wallet to hold your Siacoin in you can use the one at https://wallet.siacentral.com and no syncing is required. However if using the Sia network to store data is all you are wanting to do then you don't even need to buy Siacoin. You can simply use SkySpace, MARStorage, Filebase or Siasky to upload your data for free with no need of buying Siacoin or syncing the blockchain. As for your concerns about coin supply I have copied and pasted my post Siacoin, Skynet and their profitability as an investment for you to read below.