Not many upvotes for this post when in fact what you're saying is totally true.

I'm a minnow and I've used that kind of services myself with the hopes of increasing my SP. That is something that minnows fall for because we feel small and want to grow faster but in reality this type of practices hurt the ecosystem here.

You should make a post on how to write better quality content and how to grow as a steemian even at a slow pace. It's always good to be able to set goals.