I currently invest in @ocdb which is a non profit bot, but as more and more dapps are created on Steem the less and less people will delegate to the bots. It is currently the easiest way to "stake" Steem currently.
I don't currently delegate to steem monsters, but if they ever release a card that you received if you delegated xSteemPower to the account I would definitely consider moving some of my delegation from bots to the Steem Monster account.
Until more options like that are created, the best way to passively grow my crypto on Steem is through bid bot accounts and I'm ok with that.
I respect your opinion and agree with some. Perhaps your opinion is probably the most comfortable way to understand the current STEEM chain.
Nevertheless, I am still concerned about the above problems. Problems caused by bidbots are one of the main reasons that the number of community users is continuously decreasing.
There are some problems internally in the STEEM chain, which eventually led to the haircut status of the SBD. The cause of the STEEM price decline can not be attributed simply to the external factors of the downturn in the cryptocurrency market.
Happy New Year.
If you want to delegate to a project that's actually trying to reward content creators, consider @vimm. It's far from where it wants to be yet, but they picked up the mantle that dLive left behind and are looking to stick around.
I can't say too much, but we have big plans on the horizon. And we do currently pay dividends to the people who delegate. Just saying.