RE: My proposal: reduce the withdraw channel from 104 weeks to 104 days or even 104 hours to make steemit less like a ponzi scheme
I GUARANTEE that people like me and @ats-david are exactly the kind of users who would curate good content, reward the minnows, and give incentives to the newcomers when we reach middle class. THIS IS WHAT A PLACE LIKE THIS NEEDS. Blokes like us who care. There are gobs of us.
[replying to your comment elsewhere that is too deeply nested]
I agree with you. You are obviously both passionate individuals who have a lot to add. Focus on bringing value and not complaining constantly. Whales are here, they're going to do things you don't like, and there isn't anything you can do about it. Complaining about them is like complaining about the weather, or your job, or your wife. No one really wants to hear it, most among those who don't are new users who will be attracted by a positive environment and repelled by a negative one.
The influence of whales will decline over time, just as the influence of dolphins (both existing and new) and mini-whales will increase. That is the best that can be achieved. Both of you, please try to focus your passions and efforts in a positive direction.
Exactly.
There is nothing we can do about it. Redistribution is already happening and whilst people keep complaining about the falling price of Steem this is really helping with it.
If you want more influence start helping people and working on building the community. You can also take advantage of the low Steem price to power up as I have been doing.
Give it time and I am confident that the whales will become less important for success.