Agree that the whole thing was a result of multiple factors. I also agree that Hive stake appears to be much more split up at this point. However, the protocol itself still isn't immune to these issues and stake can still changes hands. It's way less likely, but, not impossible over a longer period of time.
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I'd argue it'd get harder over time, especially if the stake is distributed properly to people that value decentralization and wouldn't assist in such an attack, understand what went down the last time and how it hurt the people who helped centralize Steem, etc. Though currently with a somewhat high inflation and stake that's being sold being unaccounted for in who's hands it's landing on exchanges may be a risk. Either way even in the worst case scenario where the attacker were to slowly power up a lot of accounts with the stake they're buying to vote in their witnesses people would notice them going up the ranks, a lot of stake being withdrawn from exchanges going towards it, etc. Nothing a call to action to vote the witnesses they know wouldn't fix.