"Instead of the supply changing to keep the value the same, the supply is predetermined and the value changes. As the number of users grows, the value per coin increases. It has the potential for a positive feedback loop; as users increase, the value goes up" - Satoshi Nakamoto, 2009
A peer-to-peer "cash" system, not a peer-to-peer "paper" system. Satoshi Nakamoto created bitcoin precisely because the dollar was worth less every time feds printed money. By the way here is the message in the genesis block:
"The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on Brink of Second Bailout for Banks"
Bitcoin as Satoshi intended was supposed to be a way for people to transact with something that was valuable (and whose value could not be tampered). A SoV and MoE.
