Yeah, that's pretty crazy. There's only 37 whales, and most of those are Steemit related, investors, and devs who aren't really into curating. And if they are, they either have a curating trail they follow, or a circle group of lesser SP that's still posting and commenting that they autovote in.
Most, however, are delegating a lot of SP. So if you want to live in a world that isn't entirely of fantasy, and you actually want it, you could wish for a delegation, since it's more likely. :) Of course, you'd probably need to be a dev of some kind and build another d-app, or create the next best bid bot.
I guess I'm at the point in my life where I'm tired of multiple things to keep up on and want to minimize all of it, if not settle on just one thing to do, and do that the best that I can. Whether it'll work and be worth the effort is still up for debate, but I'm not feeling like I'm missing out on too much generally. Especially if the stress level is low, which it is for the most part.
I think if more of us can see outside of our own bubbles and try to add value to the work of others, then it's at least a step in the right direction. Can't say it's the entire answer, but it seems to helping.