I'm quite new on steemit, but I think some people are abusing of their own votes. They try to benefit of their own vote and they try not to waste their votes. I think steemit devs can find better options than to simply remove the weight of the minnows votes. For example they can add some limits for new accounts in the same way forums are doing. Or they can put more power in flagging...

I think minnows votes should carry some weight, but in the same time steemit community to be able to promote quality and quality creators and to prevent spam. And the steemit devs have to provide the means for that...