Valid point - I tried a lot of the voting bots and I have to be honest I use one still sometimes which is minnowbooster - I might be bad because of doing this but I totally understand if people do not vote posts pushed by tons of bots. The use of such bots in general is anyway a very controversy topic - i personally think the last HF was crap and it should go back to non linear rewards - we would then not have any discussion on these services at all.
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I think when you get to your level you don't really need them, but it's a personal choice. I think there could be some compromise with the reward algorithm. Current system encourages voting circles. We need responsible whales, but some of them care more about profit than quality.
You are probably right - what strikes me personally is people complaining about bots always saying if you write quality content you will be recognised - bots are bad - but most of these people saying this are part of major circle jerks, hardly do anything for the community and still power down (these are much worse anyone using a bot by paying for it - i thing they do more for community and steem value is the circle jerkers) - this is a reason to use bots, however it will not change a thing or help as the big circle jerks will dominate no matter what also will be used.
I see people paying 50 sbd for votes. That's not about getting attention. They make a lot from that, as does the vote seller. I can't control what people do, but I can get them thinking about it
I know people paying 50 SBD for a vote to get into trending section, there is no ROI from these bots - seems most of them want attention as they do not get profits.
Paying SBD for a vote is doing more for the currency and is better as people get circle jerk voting in my opinion which then power down.