Hi @kyle - I'm a new follower thanks to @stellabelle's post about you. There are plenty of people writing quality content that aren't getting any attention. I agree that whale bots are auto-upvoting fluff material that doesn't merit the money they're making - but I personally cannot focus on that because I've already had the passing thought of 'who do I have to sleep with to get some attention around here?' - and that might upset my husband a bit. LOL
So, I've switched my attention to people.
Automation is a powerful tool. I use it to regurgitate links to past posts on my other social media outlets -- but finding talent, commenting, and yes, upvoting should always ALWAYS have the human touch.