LOL. I keep saying that Steemit is the wild west and people will try anything to make money. There's no authority to control this. All we can really do is to support the good content so it gets a share. Of course whales could make their own bots to counter the bought votes if they don't mind losing some rewards
I do belive that culture will win out in the end on steemit. If we practice and push a culture against vote buying it will become taboo
It can't be banned, but we can encourage better behaviour that has more of a future.
for sure. let's see who will listen...
The wild West would be a fine comparison. All the good quality might be drowned out soon though! It isn't beyond the realm of possibility that such counter bots will come about!