2 things: - bitcoin tends towards 21 million mined bitcoin, but just like mathematical limits that means that it will continue mining some bitcoin essentially

2 things: - bitcoin tends towards 21 million mined bitcoin, but just like mathematical limits that means that it will continue mining some bitcoin essentially forever (progressively smaller and smaller amounts). - people forgetting or losing their keys doesn't make bitcoin deflationary anymore than it makes the USD deflationary. Furthermore that is not something inherent to bitcoin, but simply a practical result.