For some a 2-year-long withdrawal period is already an extreme disincentive.
But for others this is normal. Their rights also need to be protected.
Remember, if you don't allow people to pull out, then you are also disallowing money to be infused precisely because the investor will feel "locked".
Have I suggested to forbid people to take their money? I just proposed to give additional rewards to those who keep their money in Steemit.
As for the price, I mean that it's all a relative experience.
I really don't understand your logic. Please, look at the price chart. The price is falling down. It's just falling down, there's no place for abstract philosophical ideas about "relative experience".
What is the cause of price falling? What's your vision? Do you want the price to go up? Or don't you care?
As far as I see it, this is just a basic economic law. When supply exceeds demand, price falls. This means that on the market there are too many Steem sellers. Why do they sell? Because they don't believe that Steem will rise in price or they just want quick money. That's the whole kitchen.
If someone only sees the price, they are missing the whole point. If the price over the next year goes down 50% and my coins go up 80%, have I gained, or lost?
I have gained.
Yes, I'd like the price to rise or be stable, but I have the understanding that the coins we are being given as SP-holders to counter inflation aren't handed out for fun. They are done because it is understood in the design that we will be losing value.
Imagine the scenario where you have 1000 SP and in a year you have 2000SP. Price stable at 0.0025. So now instead of 0.0025 x 1000 = 2.5btc, you have 5 btc.
You cannot really make a steem-price comparison or apply classic analysis on motives when factors like these are in play.