Deflation is not desireable in itself, but it is not a crippling disadvantage. Eg Japan has had a very long deflation spiral and it didn't affect the usability of their currency. And the west has been living in a world of negative real interest rates since the 2008 crisis.
As long as we don't have a big bitcoin credit market and we don't want to regulate the bitcoin "printing press" to adjust for market cycles, it won't even be a disadvantage. = As long as it's only a secondary currency to most users.
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Deflation is not desireable in itself, but it is not a crippling disadvantage. Eg Japan has had a very long deflation spiral and it didn't affect the usability of their currency. And the west has been living in a world of negative real interest rates since the 2008 crisis.
As long as we don't have a big bitcoin credit market and we don't want to regulate the bitcoin "printing press" to adjust for market cycles, it won't even be a disadvantage. = As long as it's only a secondary currency to most users.