But the early Bitcoin adopters got too much. Not "too much" in the sense of "unfair" nor in the sense of "I want them" or "it can't work", but enough to plague the currency with exchange rate volatility for the foreseeable future. Perhaps even enough to limit the exchange value's upside.
I don't think we would be where we are today if it was done differently.I don't think many people would be interested if Bitcoin inflated as the user base grew, or if mining paid less in the beginning, etc. I realize others disagree, but I guess we will never know.