The bottom line is that we need whales and we are going to need more of them as the platform grows.

At the same time as we need more whales, don't forget that the current whales are re-distributing their wealth while at the same time powering down. With more users and more activity, the whales will be just like other whales and newer whales who started first now, but in a year or two have become whales cause they put a lot of activity and contribution to the site. On Steemd.com you can already see how the distribution of wealth is being balanced out on the daily, and other users are closing in on the "1%".

My goal is to become a whale so I can vote on discussions and interests that interest me, and keep those tags active and alive in the future, while at the same time welcoming newcomers to the site.