It's not better, nor worse, for society at large. That's actually impossible. The "market cap" of an economy is simply a reflection of the total wealth of that economy. It doesn't matter so much who happens to possess that wealth, from an economic perspective.
Distribution of wealth actually matters very, very much.
But thats not the point Im making, as it isnt about wealth; its about availability of credit. You (usually) dont get significantly more or less wealthy if you invest your credit money for instance in the stock market. But what you do achieve is making credit (ie money) available for businesses and generally thats a good thing for the economy. If everyone would hide their fiat under their pillow you would have a problem. Thats why I say the small disincentive inherent to inflationary credit money is actually a good property for the economy at large.
Central bankers inflating a fiat currency is a hidden tax upon the entire currency userbase, as it transfers purchasing power from those who earn and save in a currency to those who create and have first access to that currency.
Sure; but you dont have to save in fiat currency: buy gold; buy stock; buy bitcoins; buy land, start a business. Credit money isnt meant to be the best possible preservation of wealth and that its not is therefore not in the least a problem. Its by design. The most important goal of a monetary system is not to preserve my wealth, it has to do enable our economy. And thats what credit money is much better suited for than bitcoins.
Not till now, but that's exactly why Bitcoin exists, to present a real alternative.
Before bitcoin, you truly found nothing to invest your money in?
And it's your choice also, now that Bitcoin exists. I suggest that you choose to invest elsewhere. Bitcoin is, after all, a very risky investment for which you seem to have zero faith. Why are you here? Do you want us to convince you of your errors, or are you trying to convince us of ours? In the case of the former, all the benefit is your own; in the case of the latter, your task is futile.
You are completely misreading me. Im neither risk averse nor anti bitcoin; I just acknowledge what bitcoin is and what it isnt: A viable universal alternative to credit money; it is not: Something like ripple OTOH perhaps might be one day.