Today, the group of whales has 31 accounts but now only hold 35.74% of the Hive Power.
The 2,196 accounts that make up the orcas and dolphins groups weigh more than the whales with their cumulated 48.89% of Hive Power
These whales no more control the blockchain and the middle class can now confidently influence its own future!
You could also say that if the whales own enough (50% or something) orca accounts, then they control the blockchain. 31 people.
If I can work that out in 5 mins while reading your post, I'm sure people cleverer than me can see the ease of how this could be achieved, and how - with anon sock puppets accounts, control is relatively easy.
(I'm only posting this to point out that naivety and happy clappy wishful thinking doesn't count for squat outside of the hive ecosystem. It's the biggest weakness in the steem/hive setup since it's inception, and the one perspective that's berated - and attacked- when bursting the bubble)
I hope that you're correct in your positive outlook.
History and experience tells me differently ,unfortunately.
I hope I'm incorrect.
I've shared my thoughts - no need to downvote me. lol
Thanks for sharing your thoughts @lucylin.
I agree with you that some whales could have additional (weighty) account(s). This is also something that was previously possible on Steem.
So, all other things being equal, hopefully we are still in a better situation.
I suppose we can just trust human nature to continue to be what it is, and in the meantime actively create a system of autonomous self governance. That being said, Hive may not be the final evolution of this community, but it is a step in the right direction.
It is unrealistic to expect whales to be altruistic all the time. The rest of the users must hold the major stakeholders accountable by taking on more individual responsibility.
This blockchain and its evolution is a grand experiment in human nature and self governance. This is one thing that thrills me about being involved.
It's an amazing experiment.