I hear you. It is kind of hard to get people on board when they see cents per vote. However there is nothing stopping you from using the upvote bots out there and to accelerate the process!

Likewise all the services popping up every month or so is increasing, so even though the Whales may not be doing things as what dolphins and minnows would like, that doesn't mean a thing if you look at the long term. Once the number of Dolphins gets to the point that it is higher in SP than the Whales, then we have the "middle class" as the most influential and then things here shall be totally in line with the grand plan of things.

You are right though, til then, just keep at it.

One day we'll look at how things here are moving along at lightening speed in comparison to now and we'll be talking about the "good ol' days" when a minnow had to work 10 times as hard to make it!

;)