I used bots in my beginning months ago, but after some deeper thinking and discussions I quit. Like you said it, if more powered up, didn't buy upvotes and didn't drain every last sbd and steem they make here to buy shit they don't really need, things would be a bit better.
Of course the point of view changes when we talk about users from poor countries that see those 5$ upvotes as the money to get them for a whole week. It is so much complicated and I can partially ubderstand those people.
Still, well-said!
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I have never seen @grumpycat take rewards from a user who boosted their post to a few dollars. He hits the users who send 20, 50, 100 or 150 SBD to rape everyone else causing those who want a little reward to all lose money.
Greed and envy make them buy the votes and then pride and anger make them bitch and whine they lost their reward because they were envious and greedy. I like watching the @grumpycat stuff unfold.
In the end it is also the other users who complain who have never been downvoted because their pride makes them feel the need to be a hero hiding behind the facade of empathy witch is just a fancy word for pride.
And those are the payouts that do the most harm in the first place. I am all for supporting quality and uniqueness, but wanting to make big fat money and rep levels just because you have the money to pay for it makes no difference than the rest of the world out there, where wealth helps the wealthy and some charity is spared for the poor.
It turns out steemit is a great social experiment. And once again what I have always believed fits here: Moral education! Developing an ethics code would solve most of our problems here and in society in general. (Of course this is another loooong topic that worths discussion)
Yes, it is hard for me to say but I have more respect for @haejin and @ranchorelaxo just supporting each other than the guys who buy votes with $100's of dollars. I wish there was a way to block their rep increase if they purchased votes. That may keep a lot of them from doing it.
I do like the experiment's people do more than anything. I really can't wait to see what happens with the gift box after it leaves my house.
If you put it that way, I guess you have a point :P
As for the gift box, I'm itrigued to see how it goes too! :D
"It turns out steemit is a great social experiment. And once again what I have always believed fits here: Moral education! Developing an ethics code would solve most of our problems here and in society in general." - This is quotable!
Thank you! ^_^