wantIt's actually a relief to learn that they are doing it on purpose. When I saw @ned's vote only lift up @luminousvisions' post by one Dollar, I started to worry that maybe some day I too would become a whale... and then I'd actually to bless someone like @cassandrarose... only to find that for unknown reasons I'd only given her a Dollar or a few cents.
We can question and discuss all day why the whales are doing this and whether or not it's truly fair and all that stuff. But at the end of the day, it doesn't change the fact that it's their choice, and not some arbitrary system thing or a glitch. That's good news. It didn't take me long to figure out that this platform massively favors the whales. The only way to really impact that is to become a whale--you know, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. But I didn't know they were withholding their whale steemit blessing by self-limiting their voting power.
Have you heard of the Robinhoodwhale? That might be a good way to get people you believe in some additional exposure and upvotes. I intend to look into it more myself.