I only joined about 2 weeks ago. I was only here for a couple days before the hardfork. It does seem like a few people are reaping the major benefits. I am not against this - I don't think anything should be super easy. I am under the impression that it took those whales a lot of time/effort/ or money to get to the point they are at.
Also, people seem to be fixated on more users. Won't that make it even harder to make any meaningful rewards as a minnow?