I believe this guy knows what he's talking about:
Lost coins only make everyone else's coins worth slightly more. Think of it as a donation to everyone.
This is why i really wait everytime for Your reply , worth a read and made me think of how this related to the title of OP and perfectly Fit
about the Donation term used.
Benefits of lost Bitcoin to every holder is that the supply is reduced even lost Bitcoins cannot be accessed anymore . Hope it can somewhere be noticeable once a lot more people have been involved in crypto.
and that says a lot in my quoted post from loyce in which perfectly delivered by Satoshi 11 years before this thread was created .