Are seriously thinking that anyone else here is less selfish? Whales are no more selfish than the rest of the pack, they just happen to be extremely wealthy. Even those who hold Bitcoin for long term with the hope of a new brave future do that because *they* want to become new money, new wealthy elite. They don't give a fuck about you personally, your well-being, or even Bitcoin itself as soon as it stops being instrumental in achieving their goals, whatever the latter might be.
"They call me new money, say I have no class, I'm from the bottom, I came up too fast".
Exactly, everyone here is selfish and takes care of its own interests. You wouldn't act any different if you were in the wales position. But the world generaly is functioning that way not only crypto world.
You can't blaim wales for the fact that are realy wealthy and you are not. And you can't blaim them for destroying the market, they are not the only elements there.
Unfortunately, some people’s selfishness affect others. While their actions enrich themselves, it makes it unfair to others. But it’s true that we can’t blame the whales because almost everyone have their own selfish motives. In fact, a majority of the users here joined for the bounties and in a way their actions also affect the other users. The world is like that and it’s filled with selfishness.
How is it unfair? If Bitcoin is a zero-sum game (which it is), everyone's selfishness will affect everyone else. You can't have it both ways. It is either them taking money from or you taking money from them, as simple as it gets. Since they are the whales and you are not, that means it is them, not you who are earning profits. Indeed, you would think it unfair but this is how the world turns around.
Anyway, no one forces you to play this game.