I tried bots and found them wanting. While I was using them, I kept having this nagging sense that my attention needed to be directed elsewhere. I knew that as long as I used bots, I was not paying attention to my audience.
So I avoid using bots to direct my attention to the readers, and to find the community within Steemit that I want to be a part of. Some weeks ago, you left a link in reply to me and reading your article completely changed my perspective. That was something I needed to gather the determination to just keep going on Steemit. Thanks for helping me to turn myself around.
I'm glad I could help and agree that engaging with real humans is where the true value is in social media.