Did you know that when whales vote everybody else's vote loses value?
I think I had already read about that somewhere, a long time ago.
Why free people beg for masters is beyond me.
This is a systemic problem, and a chronic one to a certain extent. Users may seek for huge upvotes (I can't see anything wrong with that), but they should show more dignity when doing so.
Quality still is the best way to go on this game and, also... I always believe that hard work pays off. Eventually.