When I explained it to someone, they saw it as a hostile takeover with a new spinoff rival being set up to compete for the market.
The top20 Witnesses? Some of the top 20 accounts have been buying in over the last year or so to be in the position, like OGs can :) Overall, the distribution is flowing more to the lower end than the higher and has been getting better over time significantly. This isn't a fast process though. There are giveaways and competitions ofr content and activity however and people like @theycallmedan do them regularly. Myself and 3 other orcas have been and will be running various competitions where we do it through delegations.
Give something for free, it gets treated as if it is worthless - it has to be earned in some way.
I have been here for 3.5 years now and the people I know who have started from nothing and stuck through and participated regularly, are doing pretty well. Of course, they still have to offer something the community wants.