@happyme - No, I don't think Carl uses bots at all. He does everything himself or with the help of human assistants. He also has a family and has helped me just as you have. Where does he find the time?
I'll admit that I'm a very poor businesswoman. I launched a nonprofit which plunged beneath the ocean though my reputed "big heart" was certainly in the right place. But my thoughts about Matt and "The Mindshifters" probably had a particular imaginary objective in my head by which the group might conceivably need and purchase voting power on a critical issue. Such as what? I don't know. It was just a vague hypothesis. If an underrepresented minority IRL needs the voice of a trustworthy candidate to faithfully represent matters of concern, that minority group might pool its resources to ensure the election of its candidate. Likewise, if "The Mindshifters" as a group wish to elect a witness whose voice will be their voice, then "The Mindshifters" might consider a one-time lease agreement for the critical use of SP. But I don't have a specific idea in mind, only an embryonic thought. I certainly respect your decision to avoid that route. And I hope that I didn't misrepresent Matt. He thinks like a businessman with a conscientious heart and a sensitive soul. Any inadvertent distortion of that image is on me. My bad.
(Your chat room attempt to initiate a conversation was successful. I was notified when I woke up this morning. Much love, your friend The Plankton.)