As the saying goes, '...with great power comes great responsibility'. Like you say, the whales are free to do what they like with their SP. After all, they either bought it or earned it like the rest of us. One would hope that there are enough whales looking to do good on the platform that the few bad apples wouldn't ruin it for everyone else.
I have no interest in these flagging wars as a minnow, nor would I as a whale, but it's good to know that some of the more influential users are helping others out along the way.