Interesting to know some users are developing bots which upvote just before a whale. I have looked over this podcast and one of the main witnesses checking the integrity of the steemit network gave out information that network rules are changing and the power is shifting more and more toward content creators. Whales and Mega-Whales are slowly losing power and there will come the time in say 2-5 years when it will be the content creators that get the biggest piece of the pie. Users that got involved early on have a big advantage but if they don't stay active in the community their power will be dispersed toward those members in the community who stay active and create original and useful content. In short! Keep creating content... sooner than later you will reap the rewards.