These are two statement from the same post...
The long term trend for bitcoin value is contraction, not expansion.
This is not a thread about the speculation of bitcoin's future, these are the facts.
my question: Aren't these two statements mutually exclusive?
edit: after rereading my post.. I should have said: Aren't these two statements contradictory?
I don't believe so. Was there an error in my assessment you'd like to point out that would throw my conclusion into doubt?