But that is not the case with Hive; thriving whales and declining plankton would ultimately lead to the same downfall. From millions of dollars it would become at most thousands.

I'm fine with going down with the rest... But, there is a big difference between "our whales" (most of them), and whales on other chains, for example... If we think about it deeper, most people with the biggest stake got it in the first weeks/months of the chain... Not by merit, but more about the "opportunity" to be there... And when we add that we also have DHF tokens from the same (ninja) pot, our foundations don't look too healthy...

On paper, the token distribution should move into a lower percentage of the top holders, but with additional "tools", that's not happening...

Just my 2c... No FUD... 😃