It seems to me that borrowing Steem Power to give yourself a more valuable vote to use to stimulate certain aspects of the community that you endorse is a noble cause. This might be called philanthropy, what the ultra-wealthy also practice. The method you employ here lends an air of commitment and compassion to your endeavors and probably enhances your personal reputation with your followers. To this I say bravo.

On the other hand would it be so wrong to upvote your own posts to gain enough of your own Steem to eliminate your debt? Wouldn't that increase your power and also allow you to help build this community? Steemit is a game, after all, and in the rules of this game upvoting your own posts is allowed. Whales call the shots on Steemit. Striving to become a whale seems to be the best way to influence the platform in the most powerful way.

I've struggled with using bots, delegations, buying votes and have yet to do so feeling it to be a bit sleezy and uncouth. But I'm going nowhere fast and perhaps I've been foolish in my sense of personal morality on a gaming platform. When you play a game there is nothing wrong with playing by the rules or playing to win. It's difficult to be honest and giving when most are only in it for themselves. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy.