This is a very limited point of view. In a system like Steemit, the buying and selling of votes is inevitable. If it wasn't practiced openly, the way it is with the bots, then it would be done in secret, behind closed doors, making it far more difficult to see who is actually abusing. It's just like gun laws in the United States. If you make it illegal to have guns, then only criminals will own them. If you make it against the rules for everyone to leverage their earnings for increased future earnings, then only uncouth individuals who are only out for the money will be doing it. The way the system is, it is unavoidable. The real solution lies in a degree of monitoring from the bots themselves. These people running the bots allowing their votes to be purchased for shit posts and spammy/stolen content is a bigger issue than the buying and selling of votes. It is one of the many trade offs we have to make for the freedom that Steemit gives us. No system is perfect, but this one is at least OURS. It comes down to the content creators. If the bots are used responsibly, which is possible, there wouldn't be a problem. I reiterate, money changes people and greed has a way of showing itself.
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