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That's not what he said. Fixed supply means deflation, regardless of how many units exist as long as population and economies grow. Economists generally consider deflation a very bad thing that kills economic growth and creates artificial recessions.



> Economists generally consider deflation a very bad thing that kills economic growth and creates artificial recessions

...except that bitcoin doesn't exist in a vacuum. It's not the exclusive currency of anyone, and never will be.

Bitcoin doesn't affect economies.


> ...except that bitcoin doesn't exist in a vacuum.

No currency exists in a vacuum, this is a meaningless point.

> It's not the exclusive currency of anyone, and never will be.

You don't and can't know that.

> Bitcoin doesn't affect economies.

It will if it gets mass adoption, so again an irrelevant point since we're talking about its future, not its present.




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