1. You can only use the cap argument for so long to justify a network that barely functions under any load. Gold has been mined for thousands of years. What matters is that issuance is decentralized, predictable, and requires PoW
2. Don't get into Monero for the purposes of degenerate gambling. It's p2p digital cash. Use it to transact. It's not an investment or stock. No promises were made to make you rich.

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