Kudos for sharing your opinion.
I have seen this situation several times in different games, communities (especially browser games from 2010 era).
And it mostly doesn't go too well only setting scope to cater to whales/elite, and totally forgetting about new players.
In regards to this post, I have already seen a fair amount of silver palyers ranting on never being able to compete without investing 100's of dollars. Atleast give them some REAL silver league tourneys, where alt-accounts are forbidden and no one with a higher ranking (or ever having achieved a higher rating than for example 1k) will not be allowed to participate.
To be honest, I share your concerns and think this community needs to wake up. As anyone would profit from a long-lasting economy and an INFLUX OF REAL PLAYERS (4k players, is a joke when 40% of that are the 2nd or 3rd alt account of a champion I player), especially the elitist plyers with decks between 10-100k.
See what and how fast bad things can happen in this space (Drugwars). Once a certain palyerbase is missing, you will not recover them.
Thank you for your FeedBack. It is hard to believe, that a critical and unlikable article can get range on a platform where likes determine your actual reach. But, it is possible - I hope!