They've become whales because they've bought and held onto it. The majority getting the platform off the ground for us all.
I don't think the same view is shared otherwise you guys would educate people more about when it's right and wrong (ethically and for the good of the platform) to buy votes.
Voting bots are not going to go away, and when people with some serious cash start flocking to this site, I don't think it's going to last.
Which is a real shame.