Bid-bots controlled 40% of steem-power and distributed it as they saw fit.
No, distributed as a creator saw fit. The bidbots were indifferent, just went where they were called.
And now the evil bid-bots just randomly upvote the top-earners, is that MORE than 2%?
about 80% of the reward Steem goes to 20% of the active accounts. Pareto in play.
Does any of this HELP the newb accounts?
Yes, people with Staked Steem do. Do you? Stop voting my comments, draw back your delegations and go and vote on small accounts who you think deserve it.
Just like banner ads.
My below minimum upvotes already go straight into your precious magical rewards pool (so I'm not sure what you're complaining about), And I'm DELEGATING to small accounts because that's a much better show of support than this ridiculous "public-pool-tip-jar" notion.
That sounds promising, do you have any data?
Check one of @abh12345 recent posts or mine on the pareto principle from the other day, which uses his data.
https://steemit.com/distribution/@abh12345/an-attempt-to-show-improved-distribution-to-content-authors-over-the-past-year