"I have had some conversations with Core developers, and they want to change the 21M limit after BTC experiences two reward halvings, which means in five to ten years."
https://bit.ly/2OjGNbd
If they did, that'd be the final nail in the coffin of their reputation. It would be proof that BTC's dead, as bitcoin.
Just a year on and the questions here seem terribly naive. But for anyone wanting to learn how cryptocurrency will change the world, this is a great start:
The Lion and the Duck: a fable for an increasingly intrusive internet: https://listed.fuelgoodtribe.com/3090/the-lion-and-the-duck-a-fable-for-an-increasingly-intrusive-internet
Whatever you're doing right now, you're doing because you felt you really had nothing better to do: https://listed.fuelgoodtribe.com/3048/are-you-feeling-good-right-now
Do you do what you love? Or do you love what you do? There's a subtle distinction that makes a difference: https://listed.standardnotes.org/@FUELGOODTRIBE/2984/do-you-do-what-you-love-or-do-you-love-what-you-do