Welcome to Steemit @extras! :c)
I appreciate your honesty. I'd be lying if I said that it wasn't curiosity about the monetary aspect of this platform that got me curious.
However I have learnt that this is not going to be something that is assured to succeed - especially not overnight. As with other money-making processes there is work involved. Posting, commenting, voting.
And the first step is building your personal brand. Posting a masterwork post isn't going to net you much if you have few followers who genuinely wish to follow you. That takes time, thought - and action.
Since you're new here, a quick read through this post may prove helpful.
Your post is the only one not written by a bot so far.
I know what you mean... but I don't believe it will work.
Trying to be more interesting than thousands of people, without quitting my job is not possible.
So far it seems more profitable to write a bot that handles lottery, or some other shit like that.
I am currently researching the javascript library for steem.
It seems to work well.
Ah well there is some privilege in being an unofficial human envoy for Steemit. ^_^
The 'introduce' tags tend to be heavily patrolled by scripted bots, and yes some are less useful than others. You make a very fair point.
If scripting is your talent then it may very well be the case that using it will give you more mileage. :c) I would recommend checking in with far more experienced users than myself for feedback.
My only feedback on the matter is that bots that offer a valid service are less likely to be frowned upon than others that are soley intended to badger 'introductions' :c)
You have power. With power comes responsibility. And exercising them results in earned rights. ^_^
One more thing. I don't believe that Steem has future.
I will try to take as much as I can from it, while it exists.
Just think about it.
This is a fully automatable 'social' platform, that gives money.
Three things are bound to happen:
(as for the 1 account per user defense - it is naive)
On this matter I also do not feel fully qualified to contradict you but I will point out that it will require a very intelligent script to pass itself off as human in words and behaviour.
I also have faith that Steemit wil evolve to incorporate the improvements necessary to make a drastic increase in information flow perfectly managable.
It'll be interesting to see how things develop over time - and I hope that your prediction proves pessimistic. :c) I am warming up to the patform.