Thanks for your enlightening comment @kirbyhopper. I like your idea of issuing influence in a fairer and much more balanced way in order to level the playing field somewhat. The problem with that is there will always be those that say you need those bigger investors who were willing to dive in with hard cash when the platform was just starting out and so by investing and risking their money in the early days deserve more of a reward because they were responsible for stabilising Steemit from the start. It's a tough call but something needs changing, that's for sure.