Whale status on this platform can be used as a position of comfort. No action required, just collect dividends and watch your account grow. Why rock the boat when things are going so well. Even a total crypto bear market provides reasonable returns here.

The real question is what will it take to motivate the large pools of minnows who are active on the platform, trying to advance and make Steemit a legitimate ecosystem with quality content and a way to recognize it.

It's up to us to make Steemit what we want it to be.