I have given up as far as saying "NO" to bid bots
I still think there is value in Steemit's future, but I don't think that content creators are going to be making big money here unless they have big networks AND play the curation game.
Screw it, I'll be clawing for every steemnickel and steemcent I can make, because I do believe that STEEM is going up in value...but I don't believe that any writing that I am going to do here is going to be rewarded on it's value alone.