In the beginning there were few...
Steem was abundant and competition was low, thus the few gorged themselves until they became blubberous monstrosities capable of consuming any fish that dared to cross their path.
The whales remained fat and powerful - capable of pushing any post of their choosing to the top of the trending page.
Times were good for the Steemit whale, but down below there were rumblings of a revolt amongst the lowly, insignificant minnows.
Whale diversity? The minnow was on to something. You see the few that reaped the benefits of low competition in the beginning all came from the same walk of life and enjoyed similar things.
And incidentally...
For some this was perfectly fine; however, as more minnows joined Steemit the desire for non-crypto and Steem related content grew.
Fortunately there were intelligent whales that recognized the issue and decided to take action into their own hands to appease the minnow masses.
The whales kept to their word and over time minnows from all walks of life slowly grew up to join the whale ranks.
The whale diversity problem was solved and Steemit evolved into a social networking utopia where all points of view were equally represented, supported, and rewarded.
Footnote: This account is 100% factual