What kind of people benefit and what kind of people lose on a bitcoin standard? How would it impact big companies, banks, and governments, and how would adoption speed affect all of that?
I assume you are talking about financial rewards for investing in Bitcoin. Well, anyone can benefit from Bitcoin as long as the opportunity to earn these benefits meets them when they too are available to grab it. It could be during the short term or long term. But in a more realistic sense, those who are not in a hurry to make money from bitcoin will gain more. Since they are not in a hurry, they will not easily fall for the panics that comes with the price fluctuations and certain news on the internet. If they have a price target in mind, it will be very easy for them to stick to their plans.
As for those get-rich-quick investors; they might not be patient enough to collect profits when the bear season is taking like for ever to be over. They might even withdraw at losses out of fear to avoid losing everything.