The logic used is profound. Bid Bots were a problem and abuse was prevalent, I don't think anyone would argue with that. However I believe bid bots to be a worthwhile part of the Steem eco system, if used responsibly. The irony of whales blindly down voting stuff they don't even read is rather amusing, tells you all you need to know about the true values of so called quality content on Steem! They expect everyone on here to spend hours of their time manually curating content when they can't be bothered to do it properly themselves. Just down vote the crap stuff, not if it's bid botted or not or sponsored or promoted.
The Steem price drop was blamed on the bid bots, nearly 3 months in from hf21/22 and the Steem price is at its lowest yet, arguably only Steem Monsters is saving this ship from sinking.
So stop fighting for ever single user to act like the perfect curator let those who want to sell THEIR stake in this do so, its not reward rape until it's used for the detriment of steem. If that was the case I reckon we would get a lot more money pouring into the platform.