This is an intresting innovation... Kudos @jamesmovi and all your team. What I'd say is that, minnows should be motivated rather than being discouraged. Every whale started as a minnow. No one has ever climbed a ladder from the top. I believe I'd be interviwed as a WHALE someday. One thing I have discovered is that, to be a successful steemian, i will have to build my world in STEEMIT.