No, its not cop-out, its straightforward and a bit cut as short as possible. I have explained here the same thing over and over again many many times, before current fall began.
Goldbars can not be faked against any serious security check and can be sold to total morons only. And my arguments dont contradict, because You refuse to read them correctly. I wrote "deflatiory" because this is an excuse of halvening. Its nothing more, than a building block of pyramid, instead of hierarchical levels time of mining matters in this scheme.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Controlled_supplySecond chart is perfect for explanation. Its a scheme and You understand it, if You have any part in Your brain, that does math.