[jnbiche]

Thanks for the response. At the same time, I remained concerned by this idea that an increase in value of Stellars would slow down the rate of distribution.

After all, new users are a limited commodity (particularly after the honeymoon period). So almost by definition, if you chose to decrease the amount of Stellars distributed because the price is increasing, then you're slowing down the rate of distribution.

Which is exactly what Ripple has done.

I'd be happy to be proved wrong on this one, but I'm definitely taking a wait and see approach.