hey @edumurphy thanks for reading and commenting, well as you know I agree very much with your position on the matter. A few days ago @steemitgraven29 did a great little breakdown on the actual ROI of bots. I would encourage you to visit that blog, it really does put everything into perspective.

https://steemit.com/curation/@steemitgraven29/my-experience-buying-an-upvote-and-my-conclusions