"we work out ways to take the small amount of people who are trying and helping them grow more"
^^^^^^^^^^^^
I use an auto vote to do some of this. There are accounts where the content is just not my thing all the time, but their contribution to the community is outstanding.
People need to engage, not just newcommers, we are short readers (and and middle class). Using auto votes with very little SP is a waste of time and resources
Some of those accounts have earned less in the last 3 months autovoting than I would give them for a half decent comment.