I will cite this post
As everyone uses bots, not using them is a handicap, and before anyone says it isn't, this is only the case when you already reached "critical mass" of followers or when you have big friends that have you on auto-vote.
For everyone else, you just can't compete without them if you're a small fry.
Steemit is already like this. It's free, uncensored and the bots will not disappear because the way the blockchain works won't change.
Your effort is noble. I share your opinion. Many of the people who use bots share it. However, this is not a new topic of discussion. Whether you play the game or you don't. It's your choice.
@cryptosharon thanks for the reply! After spending a few more days and after reading your post it seems the only way to stand a chance of getting noticed is to use these bots,
I understand it's free and people are able to do as they please but it still makes you wonder what steemit would be like if there was no such thing as these bots
Yeah, I wonder what Steemit would be like if people lost the ability to pay for votes, to put their money into Steemit and have their votes be worth more. I guess this is the price we have to pay for making this community about money.