The Steem middle class has been growing in the short time that I've been on here, meaning that the influence of whales was diminishing as a percentage of all Steem. I suspect that this will likely reverse a bit as people cash out. Those sticking it out and buying up the surplus Steem will gain a larger percentage of the remainder.

Your last statement made me chuckle. 1 person can anonymously run two accounts simply by not telling anybody. No need for schizophrenia or the art of deception.