I've read you post, @pheonike, good ideas. However there are nuances. You highlighted the role for the Minnows - vote and show valuable content for the whales and dolphins. And I agree with that. This is a really important part of community life.

However, there are two points.

1. Most new people are not satisfied with such a role. The question arises, how to come to "win-win" situation. I believe we are able to create mechanisms which will help new people to adapt easier and at the same time the interests of the Steemit company (using your ideas) will not be infringed.
2. And the second, I can't agree that small fish is now helping the dolphins and whales to pay attention to good content. Home Steemit page by default shows the trending posts. And the first thing people see are those posts that have already got votes from dolphins and whales. This means that most people (who are Minnows) choose from those articles, which were already voted by whales. So in practice this idea is not working right now.

However in general, I like your vision.
Thank you for your thought!