I think even the concept of voting bots is going to hurt OC and it will be a huge barrier for users. I have personally posted many, many posts of decent quality and received very little reward. The system the way it is may work now for people who are all in but if what you want is user numbers grow which will lead to more STEEM and SBD being created and going to people making original content, which I think should be a priority. I think focusing constantly on profit is hurting the entire system. People need to be able to vote up and vote down at will with no effect on themselves other than losing reputation which may hurt but something needs to change so content creators make the STEEM and the comments and Resteems make some too and not people who purchase STEEM ad SP through buying it. But I really do think Steemit’s whales are what are holding it back and for short term gain I think many are losing out on much larger future profit and in turn creating something worthwhile and not just an obscure coin attached to an obscure website hardly anyone has heard of let alone used let alone made money from (if you want popular YouTubers to come here i.e. this voting system won’t get them to switch)