I like to think that investing in voting bots is kinda like buying crypto mining contracts for STEEM/SBD - but this time mining does not mean validating the crypto transactions but, at least sometimes, promoting valuable content on the blockchain.
But you're right, steem is kinda taken over by voting bots now. Thankfully many bots use part the profit to do something more, like curate good content, so I hope to use part of the 50% curation rewards that's left to do the same :)
Plus, it came from a service that was entirely just a useful function. Because of that, as I watch you grow its functionality, I feel like it's more about investing in your programming expertise, than in a voting bot.
As you're looking for good content to promote with your curation capabilities, can I suggest you check out projects by #isleofwrite and @freewritehouse/#freewrite
And I'll suggest my own Punday contests as an option, too. After all, I use @tipu as my means for offering prizes!
OK, will check it out!