I think half of Steemit is using bots now...
I'm not sure how pissed off my followers would be with what I'm testing, but truth is I don't think anyone could build up a new account now without bots.
My rep has been stuck on 64 since January and it's not likely to ever go higher, and its been 3 months since I had a payout over $15 - now I'm not even likely to get over $5! My days of $100 posts are long gone!
I want to do a post about bots and the only way I'm going to understand all this is to try using them myself. (just not on my main account)