I can see Mr. @ebryans has put a lot of time, thought, and work into this. This is NOT a bot. Just so we are clear. I agree that Steemit is a social platform for humans and not bots. As far as profiteering, well that is part of human nature. I hate to admit that! It will come down to this and is just MY suggestion...

"If we ALL humans can stop from being TOO greedy, everyone can have their FAIR slice of the pie."

Frank