Great article and well articulated. But...From a whale's perspective. Why don't they just get with a group of other whales and vote each other's content?! This the content you see (and I see) on the trending pages that nobody ever talks about. The whales voting for the same authors or the tit for tat circle back votes. It's so blatant it's disgusting - https://steemit.com/community/@martinsandersuk/i-m-asking-good-steemians-for-support-me-here-i-hope-to-survive-it-i-couldn-t-resist-it-said-something-that-needs-saying-out