It's all relative. If success on a platform was based on karma points, then that is what people would aim for. Here it is based on dollars, so that is what they aim for.
Would you be taking the same attitude if you weren't on a upvote bot-list? Here is a challenge for you - make a brand new account and spend a week trying to post without your legacy upvote support system. Then report back honesty whether you enjoyed it as much as you do with your "chitty" account.