I wouldn't use paid bot services at all which are, in my opinion, very bad for steem/steemit. There are other ways to gain visibility, rewards and followers. The steem inflation is not there to reward your followers out of hand.
I support those who choose not to self-vote very much.
I'm glad you understand why I flagged your post. It's not always easy to see another's point of view. If it helps at all, the amount of actual rewards my flag removes is very very small due to my SP level. I flag what I can because I think it's important for people to see posts acquiring flags for certain reasons....there's so much to flag in trending lately.
I may post in the future but I don't have much time at the moment. Also, I would rather create content for a social media dapp that was less abusive, had a better token distribution and better custodianship.
I really appreciate you sharing your point of view. Im new here and I see your replies as a very valuable. Im sure you're not the only one out there with similar anti-bot policy and I need to take it into consideration while building my presence on Steemit. It's a good lesson after all.
I just think it would be good if you would inform people who get flagged of the reason why they are being flagged. Otherwise you may really make more harm than good. Because many of those flagged today will get their first lesson, that flagging is powerful weapon commonly used.
All the best
Piotr