Taking the moral high ground....(Me? on high ground? wooohooo!)
This is not judgment matey, and there is nothing wrong with using bots as a financial instrument - But (you see me sat over there? On that moral high ground?), using financial instruments is actively supporting the big people on here.
I stopped using them last year, on principle. Not to making money, but I see the use of financial instruments (profit from the money itself, not from product), as a fundamental reason why we ar ein the shit we are today - not just steemit, but the whole system.
Imagine if you couldn't make money off money, but only product...?
I will roll down off my high ground, now....lol
:-) I see your valid point.