Well. Definitely a problem. I already wrote a post about this https://steemit.com/steemit/@crypt0mine/steemit-whales-successful-blogs-and-the-joshua-bell-phenomenon
Let me quote myself: 'It's more like you have a 30 min timeframe in which a whale upvotes you or you will be lost in the deep ocean of steemit. Possibly never seen again [...]. On steemit it is not about 'people' but whales who do the real curating? You need a whale. A whale that induces activity on you post. [...]