If I designed a currency, never would I make the initial distribution so much higher than the long-term.
If the currency starts from zero, there has to be a high initial daily inflation to get it going.
If it does not start from zero, it is called "premine"
That is true but what is the second 6 months debasement for Monero? I will be happy to mea culpa if it is not that high?
Or more specifically is the nominal block reward declining?
and I don't buy it and it will die.
You not buying a coin does not mean a coin will die.