I'm not sure what to make of this Asher, it is great info though. I understand your point about alt accounts holding back, but this is actually more discouraging if true.. In other words, its "dry powder" they don't need to get their agenda accomplished... If push came to shove, then that dry powder is always available to be used to thwart any real change.
I'm not being negative, frankly I figure there is only one way to wrest control (and that is through the development of a "sell" environment that shifts the ownership by exit from the top)... So did I draw the right conclusion about the people not voting being the same ones that are likely to want to keep status quo? ie... dry powder?
Great numbers and something to ponder, as I think there is even more gold in your analysis than I discussed!
As @aggroed mentioned, it seems a some of the powder (with regards to witness voting, and not necessarily content) is owned by Steemit staff. We have no idea how much.
There are however some larger accounts who are voting on content, who don't cast witness votes, and it's these that are probably more interesting. As suggested in the post, I feel this is an attempt to stay in the shadows, and not show you are tied to a Witness. Basically so you can self-vote away.
Cheers for dropping in on a stats post, I know some of these aren't everyone's cup of tea. As you can see by the rewards though, these are what fuel the prizes and delegations to others.
Yes I see that about the stats post... I like looking at the stats, I just never really took the time to follow it... Mainly because it seems like I always had things to do, but I'm trying to find some time as I evaluate things a little deeper! Thanks for the explanation, and again for digging out some interesting nuggets. :)