I’m voted by more than 5 top 20 witnesses and no where near top 20. So it has some flaws as well.

Like “fixing” Steem in general I don’t think there will be one hard and fast rule. The simple fact one user accounts for almost 50% of the voting power for witnesses and a malicious user has an significant stake that he uses as a weapon to choose witnesses that help his agenda and not specifically serve the platform.

Not to mention the one big user is very likely highly involved in Steemit Inc.

Some of the top 20 circle voting is organic as trust has been established but I know that is not the case for all of it.

Jerry also got his place with bribes. If you look at his history he spent thousands to boost himself into the 30’s overnight and pumpkin did the rest. He also has a large uneducated zealot crowd that blindly follows him like a god.

In Jerry’s own words (sorry I can’t mimic his laugh and smile as he said this) “I have been banned from every platform I have been active on, linked in, YouTube, udemy, and so on”. Not exact words but exact message.

Our shit is fucked, there is no question actually and I think fucked would be an improvement to where we are. So many witnesses are gone yet still ranking and collecting. Some are all set to bail for EOS the moment it is ready and they will be absent as well.