You've brought up a lot of great points here. Because bidbots are transparent, we can all have acesss to where the rewards are coming from (which are more of an payment than a positive investment). This is point I've been considering, but one which I feel we all shoudl have access to.
What you say about circle jerking I can totally agree. That type of numerous posts daily with hight upvotes just isn't fair. But what IS fair in life. At least we can see when people use bidbots though...
I remember when I first understood life wasn't fair, it fact it was neutral regarding anything I did, I wasn't bad or good as life flowed by me. I was six years old riding the school bus to school and I realized how small I was compared to the rest of the world and how small our world was to our galaxy. That feeling didn't make me feel isolated, I felt connected to everything but still very small in the scheme of things manifesting and passing away.
When I look at the games played on steemit, especially the trending page and scams I think of kids I knew and played with on the school playground.
So I play a little, just enough to keep positive and do what I love. I use the bid bots but not excessively. Also I post niche articles and art posts. I am never going to be trendy. Thanks for the thoughtful reply @mountainjewe.
I can totally relate to feeling so small yet so connected. Like a stone on rushing waters, tumbling yet part of a greater orchestration...
My dad constantly reminded me of how life isn’t fair. Like you, the concept has been with me a while.
It is all really just a game isn’t it? I see a post we (my partner and I co-run this account) put our hearts and souls into go unnoticed and others which are fairly empty and honestly boring get huge rewards. Meh, it’s just a game eh?!
We don’t play much with bots, but rather the waiting game of creating a quality account, connecting with others and persevering. Thanks for reaching out.
Glad I found you, been enjoying following your account lately. 😃
We shall see how the SMT tokens play out building communities and support. Until then I will follow you. You two seem like a kindred spirt <3