No not as a punishment, but to show you that's not how #newsteem works. Bid bots are great for visibility if you want to bid bot your posts so more people can see it by all means, that's the point of them now

If you're going to reward farm consistently then you're going to attract downvotes from users. It wasn't just me that downvoted you, it was other independent steemians who feel the same way

If you're on Instagram or Facebook and want to promote your work you use ads you don't get a return on investment for those ads you get to reach for what you paid for and that's what bid botting is now all about now.

What I gain from it is encouraging steemians to create meaningful connections with others who would support their work and sending rewards back to the reward pool for authentic distribution not purchased distribution.

I don't hate you or your work, but I disagree with old steem habits that are hurting the growth of the platform and giving users who want to grow authentically and gain attention organically a chance.

This is not a personal attack on you. I personally don't use bid bots you can see that from my history.