I'm constantly checking SteemIt but as you've already specified the notion of "the more bots the more exposure" is just absurd and harmful to the ecosystem of SteemIt in the long run. Just check some of my posts, please. They are informative and rich. And then, check their earnings. You'll see that their earnings are so low other than some exceptions. This should be a platform where "the content" matters, not some "tricks". Absurd.