Bitcoin's design (limited amount of coins) attracts the wrong kind of people - investors and speculators - there is no wonder the "value" is fluctuating heavily

Bitcoin's design (limited amount of coins) attracts the wrong kind of people - investors and speculators - there is no wonder the "value" is fluctuating heavily. A real virtual currency must attract buyers and sellers of actual goods, not just get-rich-quick speculators. Maybe an easy change to the way bitcoins are mined would be enough to get it on the right track. If the amount of coins is determined democratically and not by a magic constant (chosen by the programmer God), things could be different...