RE: Steem Power Delegation has become too expensive

I thought exactly the same as you when I first started on Steemit! However, it's the only way to get people to actually see your "real content". You have to use "Upvote Bots" to increase your visibility, Steem Power, and most importantly your reputation number! These are the reasons I use Upvote bots, not to make money (as I often don't ) but simply to get seen, so that other people with real interest in my posts can come to vote and follow me ~ This is the way to move forward on Steemit, until your "reputation and SP" is so high that you don't need bots anymore ~ Just my opinion :)