The upvote bots is an interesting one - I have been looking at the SteemBot site and it seems rare to see a positive return post curation!
I haven't run the maths but does this mean that users are losing out in cash terms? - I think it must.
In which case, are users taking the hit on the cost of the bot in the hope that they get pushed up and attract other (non-bot) votes that retip the balance of cost back in their favour...?
No you arenot really losing maybe you get a bit less SBD out of it but you get as well STEEM POWER so in the end you gain.
Edit: And don't forget if you buy yourself a upvote and the price of STEEM goes up till your payout you will make more ;)
Good points - thanks for clarifying :)
Your welcome glad to help :)