The thing is, I am giving people the benefit of a doubt in assuming that these stagnant accounts didn't intend to become stagnant accounts. Just over time apathy sets in and now here we are.
1% of users controlling the majority of the Steem Power sounds an awful lot like the society we are so intent on freeing ourselves from.
We keep hearing about upcoming "Communities" so hopefully some things will be addressed when those come up. Who knows.
We are still the early arrivers on the platform, so we will see what the future holds and one day all be whales!