Although I may not agree with the valuation of the post which is exacerbated by the bought votes, I like your attitude and appreciate your feedback.
As for the follow on flags, note that they are not replies to the OP but replies to the reply. That is a different context. Their comments are affirmations to the original approved flag. We have human operators in a Discord channel that initiate the command for a previously approved SFR mention.
There is a degree of work that goes into the process and overall we improve the quality of content on this platform. It makes users consider the implications of what type of content they boost and the effort that is perceived due to the risk of flags reducing or nullifiying ROI.
I would prefer no users use bots and stand by their work. It is bid bots and other forms of voting collusion that are undermining one of the greatest strengths of this platform which is proof-of-brain.
The strength if Steem isn't passive income scams serving narcissistic people and undermining the power of honest curation. That is a weakness that bid bot apologists like @sorin.cristescu don't seem to readily grasp.
The incredibly power of Steem lies in it's potential to be a place where any man can succeed granted talent and/or effort is put in. This requires a higher degree of integrity in curation.
As I have said before, if there is not integrity in curation, it is useless.
I am not a bit bot apologist! (Crying face)
I was born and raised in communist Romania and I know you can't fight human nature. Bots are here whether we like them or not and preaching hasn't worked so well thus far. Maybe it will work better in the future, I hope. Meanwhile I try to propose some "painkiller" to treat one symptom: a poor quality Trending page.
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