I couldn't help myself. I just had to evaluate the profitability of this post. Referring to @transparencybot statistics:
For a total calculated bidbot upvote value of $405 STU, $852 USD before curation, with approx. $101 USD curation being earned by the bidbots.
Currently, this post is earning $364.91 STU, If we minus 25% curation, the author is left with $273.68 STU. This equates to a loss of $131.32 STU (-32%). There is a downvote from @beanz whose vote is worth $11.67. There could be other downvotes too but it is not obvious.
Yup, vote buying has been at a loss with the downtrend in price. It can swing the other way in an uptrend. This post was suppressed for a few days as well then had that downvote removed. So it did lose exposure and a chance at more organic upvotes.
As a money making venture the post was a flop, in the hopes that a meme would catch on it was also a flop. I still had some fun though so I regret nothing!!
Ok. that explains it. As long as you have fun - that's all that matters.