The network as it is right now has massive inertia from top users and top topics. I'd say an algorithm would budge it. But ultimately, without consistent and pressure (__good__ algorithms, turned on for the majority of the time) the system will go back to how it normally is.

Additionally, if you haven't noticed - btc & the btc posters obsessing over btc have a repelling effect to most people. So we have a preferential atachment model that actively is discouraging for those that don't conform to following the big topics and accounts.