This is very weird indeed, I think it's a strategy, you know "create a scarcity" and also "Gamification" you know make the next level a bit more tricky so you don't loose interest...?

And also to stop "spam" and make it easier for witnesses etc etc...

I feel sad about it because this is totally screwing the little guy, I recently ran out of "RC's" but I got som SP delegated from a dear friend...

But yeah, it's unfair, especially for people who are not fortunate enough to make an initial investment in SP's to make steemit work properly...

Keep on steemin!

/FF