Exactly, whales are whales because of their base mass.
The largest most reputable accounts have those most weight in the value of their opinions, regardless of how they got there.
I know there are whales that generally don't even upvote other people from their main accounts, can someone explain that part?
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There are whales who don't upvote or post. They are investers just waiting for the steem currency to explode. Nothing wrong with that.
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But don't whales have 'less' by giving out votes? Doesn't this discourage a large user from voting unless it's truly beneficial to themselves or not voting at all?
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