Absolutely, this is a feature, not a bug making the blockchain resistant to attack and sudden change without community consensus. This is what the whales are fighting now. The momentum of what I've been calling "The STEEM Effect" which is what you have when you get famous and followed by bots. This is the reason why going viral on STEEM is going to be soon seen as waaaaaaaay better than going viral on Facebook or Twitter. Be glad that you have earned this effect. The STEEM whales are only trying to protect the value of their STEEM. Their greed causes them to protect this blockchain from issuing too much STEEM.

Human greed destroys many communities but protects STEEM. Smart contract communities are all about creating the perfect balance of incentives.