I disagree that if we don't buy votes the bad posters will win. I refuse to buy votes. I am growing organically, and I will brag about it. I will not be bullied into buying votes when I can't afford to, or ever. Don't give in to what they want.
but if you are unsure and you feel you are going back and forth, may I suggest some Schleranthus? It's a Bach Flower remedy, I use frequently, and it helps us choose between two or three things when we are undecided. Just take it in some water. It really does help.
I will say again that I believe those of us who use organic curation, not bots, and who don't buy upvotes, should keep doing it, otherwise, there will be none of us left. We are in this together. You are not alone to not buy votes. So many people who follow me and whom I follow also don't buy votes. We are more numerous than it may seem. Just because the bots are big, doesn't mean they are more numerous than those of us who believe bots should not be a thing on this platform. I tested bots and they don't give rewards fairly. I cannot afford a single SBD on a bot, I need every single SBD I earn because it pays my bills. I will not give that SBD to a bot. Why should I? It won't give me back that SBD, only a small portion of it back. So no way. And I know I'm not the only one who feels that way.
Question: do you believe that those who use upvote bots are part of the problem? If the answer to you is yes, then you know what you must do, or rather not do.
Anyway, I won't judge, I just hope I can help you gain clarity for a decision that will be what is best for you.
What if I was posting for six months, almost everyday and earnign cents ? I don't like to keep working here for those cents, if we don't buy upvotes so how we can grow ? I did a lot in steemit, advertise it, recorded video, wrote poems and proverbs about steemit, wrote very big texts with the help of my wife, because my english is not so good and she helped me because she is an english teacher, I helped a lot of people, I have more than 1800 followers, and I spend a lot of time on steemit, do I deserve cents ? this is my reward ? hell no, I am here to earn money, I have a waife and sun, bills ? I can't even buy candies ) so there is no choice for people like me, the only choice is to buy those upvotes to earn a little bit.
Steemit need to change a lot or to comback to the old hardfork, I was earnig good money when I joined steemit for about two months, but after the last herdfork something crazy happen and people stopped voting like before, I am not a programmer but something wrong happen to steemit I am sure about that.
I still learn on steemit and blogging but change have to be made a lot of people are suffering here earning cents even with more reputation then mine.
I understand. And it's frustrating. The decision is yours. I know that I am not going to buy into upvote bots.
I agree, something broke, big time. I think it has to do with the change about minimum votes at 100%. It decentivised people from upvoting as often or as much. I still have hope that things will change and I will bide my time and see what happens.
In any case, you must do what is best for you. It's a shame, since I personally feel we need to stick together, but I won't judge you and will still respect anyone who posts valuable content, even if I disagree with their use of bots. Because it is frustrating to see people with lower rep earn more for less valuable posts.
I hope Steemit can change again and for the better this time ;)
Very good answer. ☺