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Re:What Satoshi Did Not Know (2015) [pdf] by gruez on Friday September 04, 2020 @10:03PM (#24380823)
>Inflation for the dollar and other major currencies is not really a problem anymore because when money supply increases or money becomes less scarce that excess is now absorbed by speculative increases in asset prices rather than CPI inflation.

It's "not a problem" in the sense that you won't be struggling to buy food with your worthless dollars, but it's still problematic because it exacerbates inequality (rich people tend to have more assets that would appreciate in value).

Re:What Satoshi Did Not Know (2015) [pdf] by swader999 on Friday September 04, 2020 @11:06PM (#24381091)
Well this recent time you have massive inflation in speculative assets being offset by deflationary forces from massive layoffs so not much inflation overall. A huge transfer of wealth is occurring.