I think the point of not altering the inflation rate is in fact the opposite idea to Monero - we need to maintain a consistent, predictable tokenomics/distribution pattern. Disrupting that or changing it arbitrarily to support the price of the coin sends a confusing signal about centralization and marks a major disruption to the narrative about Zcash as money. We all want Zcash to succeed as an investment, but treating the coin like a share of common stock subject to insider manipulation runs deeply counter to the idea of Zcash being a democratic store of value/means of exchange that is not subject to the whims of a centralized control or driven by short-term profit at the expense of future value.
I’m far from a Bitcoin Maxi, but Bitcoin has a lot going for it. We should take what works from Bitcoin and focus on the areas that we can improve on. Namely privacy, scaling, and continued development.
Agree with @nullius here in that at this point (and perhaps ever), a major change to the underlying economics of Zcash would be extremely ill advised. The one caveat to that being the importance of thinking through the end-state of coin distribution, and the implications for incentives to maintain the network once the inflation rate becomes negligible.