Or have an emission curve with a slow, flat initial period before ramping up to real.
Imagine if XMR's curve had looked like:
days 0-30: 1 xmr/block
days 31-90: 1 + 16 * (day-30)/60) xmr/block
days 91 onwards: using the existing XMR mechanism
I agree wholeheartedly. Except the reward should converge to something nonzero.
With some small percentage of coins inevitably getting lost every year,
perpetual debasement serves long-term security while avoiding deflation.