I'm curious why, in your evaluation, it's all about the rise of SBD and not the rise of STEEM? As I mentioned in my post, STEEM has gone up 46x and SBD only 7x and a rise in STEEM increases the entire rewards pool payout amount, not just the SBD portion.
As for bid bots, be an owner, not a renter is my perspective. I've never used them. Building value here is about reputation and relationships with rewards coming later.