I think Bass players and the contribution they've made / and make is recognised more and more these days ...
There's been a growing awareness helped in no small part by a new wave of really talented players, many of whom sing, write and front their own musical projects. Many of them are female which is great
Thats building really nicely on the legacy of Macca, John Entwistle, James Jamerson, Jaco, Stanley Clarke, Chris Squire, Bootsy, Larry Graham, Mark King, Carol Kaye, Kim Deal etc, etc.. and let's not forget Suzi Quatro of course !
So I think it's all good personally. π
I'm a bit more worried about the lack of bass guitar in a lot of modern pop music to be honest, given the tendency for 'bass' on records to be a sample generated sub-bass type sound.. That's obviously the vibe that's called for in a lot of pop now, but it's not something I particularly care for.