Just because a function can be called doesn’t mean it has to be called.
Arbitrum has a lot of ways to utilize within the ecosystem. GMX, Premia, Silo, etc.
Think the inflation just through the grant process in 2023-24 will be sufficient in terms of what stakeholders have an appetite for. But as a first step, maybe preparing a pitch with some quantitative metrics and like-for-like comparable numbers to other protocols that have successfully established a voting escrow model with irregular inflation, what percent of outstanding issuance is locked, any other projects that have a mint function they regularly call, how successful those projects have been, etc. The governance call L2BEAT runs now has a good mix of diverse attendees, so you should be able to get solid feedback on that call.