I think it's debatable. They did pay for a portion of it by taking on early risk, but the reward (if Bitcoin hits 10 trillion cap) is not proportional to the earlier risk, IMO. 
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Also once you've managed to reach a high level of saving, your advantage can compound, allowing you to increase saving at a quicker pace than your peers. At that point, you *can* free-ride because you've hoarded more bitcoins than most. And most people will when given the choice.
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What do you mean by compound? You don’t earn interest nor receive dividend by holding. You just have increased purchasing power.
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I don't mean compounding in the financial sense, but in "real-life" sense. You know, like how your chance of success increases 10-fold if you went to Harvard (even though it might not be fair), or just by being born in the United States.
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Saving more does not increase one's ability to save. If I have .1 BTC left after expenses each month, that's all I can save. It doesn't matter if I have 100 BTC or 0.5 BTC saved
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And one may be saving up for a business and one may be buying a house. Bitcoin doesn't care if someone is rich or poor. It treats everyone equally.
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That’s an entirely different debate. But both (more so, the lower class) benefit from future increased purchasing power or lower cost of goods and services.
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Inflation *is* theft!
Make no mistake, Bitcoin/sound money will be an improvement over the status quo, I'm not questioning that.