@katharsisdrill,

It's ok to down vote content I have read your arguments seen your art work which is great and also like you have read a lot of the different views and perspectives about bid bots and so on. I would just ask that you actually leave a constructive comment about the content posted as opposed to a redirect to an article that should provide more constructive criticism then just a I can afford to down vote you so I will wrist slap.

The promoted feature on steem has been broke for a long time, and still is to this day. So to run a promotion on a Crypto startup or a business that's crossing over into this space with no following or backing from this community you have to use whats available. The article was well written and informative, was not a copy paste exercise, and promoted a crypto company looking to grow in this space.

You have been on Steem a while and you like me know people/companies with no community, no following and no promotions go to the Steem black whole and die. While everyone is free to vote down vote and do so on as they please I say look at the context, content, and motive behind the marketing prior to swinging your hammer. The blockchain is transparent yourself use resteem services, vote buys, and community groups to support your content maybe not in excess of promoting a single post but you still use them.

Different folks different strokes just my opinion.