I feel positive about the situation too.
Here's why
- I see a lot of the whales such as our favourites @berniesanders and @dantheman getting about to loads of posts and not just upvoting the post but also upvoting in the comments.
- I know at the moment there are only a few 'super-whales' but that will change as more users come on board and more dolphins and whales are created.
- The whales know that the whole endeavour rests on their shoulders in regards to rewarding people's work.
- The users who stand to lose the most if Steemit is not successful are those most heavily invested... AKA whales.
- It's blatantly obvious that whales only voting for other whales is the fastest way to kill hope in everyone else, and therefore Steemit.
- From what I've seen so far, the whales are not stupid.
"The users who stand to lose the most if Steemit is not successful are those most heavily invested... AKA whales."
This is what im relying the most as I said in my other comment, they aren't going to kill the golden goose because they will suffer the most. Also like you said wealth is being spread and its being spread at a MUCH faster rate than whales are getting richer. We just need to wait and watch. I guarantee the Steemit in 6 months will be night and day different than today and for the better.
I'm with you there. Onward we march comrades.