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I am talking on experience here. I live in F*** Greece, we are deflating for 4 years now. The only economists I know that think deflationary currency is a neat idea is Wolfgang schaeuble, and german banksters who sit on shitloads of Euros, You want to see the future of Bitcoin? look at Europe NOW.
I am sorry to hear you are suffering from the economic tragedy that is Greece right now. I have Greek friends and know how bad it is.
That being said, are you seriously suggesting the local 'deflation' you are experiencing is the cause of the problems? When an economy is as crippled as Greece's I can understand why citizens would be crying out for their Central Bank (if you still had one) to be inflating your currency. However, there are some who do not believe this is anything other than a 'sticking plaster' solution which provides temporary alleviation at the expense of savers.
Of course if some of the dystopian predictions here come true Bitcoin being essentially deflationary won't do much just as the ECB refusing to inflate for Greece's sake doesn't appear to be helping Greece's situation right now. However I find it a bit of a stretch to look to Greece to predict how Bitcoin will turn out.
As for appealing to the authorities of the numbers of economists who believe deflation to be bad it doesn't cut it for me sorry!
Savers? tell that to the Cypriots.... It's not a sticking plaster, it's just a stronger pedal that keeps you on the bicycle when it gets steeper, you only fall when you stop.
Besides It's not only Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy they feel the burn too and soon the north, Greece was just the canary in the mines, the crisis origins lie with the Euro as a construct. But at least with Euro there is a slight possibility for policy change cause despite all there is room for discussions and maneuvres. In bitcoin it can be worse because a critical parameter is hardcoded with no hope of change, a single person no matter how smart made a decission for millions, that's what ires me in Bitcoin. And I ask you that, would you do it? would you made *any* decision that could affect millions based only in your judgement?