I think Narrative can have more than just a fighting chance, if Steemit doesn't improve the current reward pool structure.
Right now a relatively small group has the majority of Steem Power and new Steemians have a mountain to climb when they start. Narrative won't have that problem and that may cause a massive plankton migration.
That would be bad news for the whales.
So I hope that the Steemit 1% recognizes this and acts accordingly.