A lot of the bid bots are idle because they didn't change their price. They are charging the same amount even with 50/50 rewards. Why would anyone use them.
There is also a fear of using them as well because there a blind downvote spree on bid bot users regardless of quality and content.
I don't buy it. There are have been posts at the very top of trending with bid bot votes with minimal downvotes. It isn't blind at all, it is in response to perceived value mismatch.
And when it comes down to it why would you pay for votes for high value content when you can get votes for free? Okay, maybe a small amount of votes to get the post to the point where someone sees it. But once the magnitude goes beyond that i.e. all those posts maxing out a whole bunch of bought bot votes? Those are all low value.
The whole model is nonsense. People are tying to rationalize an exploit into a feature.
Haven't many of the bot owners allowed blind upvotes? Turn around is fair play
Good.
Lrn 2 curate. Promote humanity, rather than profiteers. Live up to your avatar.