2% is the inflation rate that central banks say is good.
That does not apply to crypto at all.
The 2% inflation on a central bank is the amount of theft they can get away with without crashing the economy and ruining the party for everyone. Inflation on Hive is not theft or debt, it is new money owned by the entities that issue/receive it. This is a great discussion to have though and probably worth a separate post at some point.