Those who leverage the use of those voting bots will also be the ones who climb to the top fastest. No one will remember how you got there, just that you did. So while it is cheating the system to reach that point, does it really matter? If everyone used it, then those bots would be making all the money while everyone fights for the fastest way to reach whale status. That's the part of steemit that I really do not like.
Good point on interacting though. I think its much easier to get paid for your comments than creating new content in terms of effort and time. I've spent many hours creating my videos but no one watches them because they get pushed to the bottom so quickly. I do it anyway, because I enjoy it, but sometimes the motivation to keep going dwindles. As a result, I rather just enjoy life rather than spend my time in the digital world.
"As a result, I rather just enjoy life rather than spend my time in the digital world." Although I spend quite a bit of time on Steemit, I do prefer the none digital world better, in general. Steemit allows me to have conversations with those I may not meet that quickly in real life. I'm learning from my interactions with a good bunch of members here.
thats for sure! I've met quite a few friends through the internet. Actually,once you discount friends from high school and college and gym, my next source of close friends are from the internet! Largely because its easy to strike up a conversation with someone if it relates to something that you find on a hobby forum.
Indeed, the digital highway adds to the personal life in terms of friends, I also gained some good friends that way.