I get what you're saying, but if you look at the transactions from the post you recently commented on, you'll see he's actually losing money on that post. That's not sustainable over time, and eventually people will realize that the ROI just isn't there. Especially with the unpredictability of the crypto market lately.
Your point furthers mine.
I agree. I will say that there is a use-case for vote purchases aside from rewards, which is promotion. As the promoted section here on steemit is hit or miss, in some cases it may be worthwhile to promote your post through the use of purchased votes. For example, if I were to work with a client to promote their product on steemit, I may use some of their advertising dollars to promote one of their posts via purchased votes. Having said that, the ROI there is even sketchier than before, but it's a possible use.
I don't agree that buying votes is the same as promotion. That's the difference between researching and studying to pass a test VS buying the answers to it.
Fair enough, I think we agree, but for different reasons haha.
What? Lol. There are no requirements to run an ad. You are perfectly free to pay any amount to run a shit ad for your shit company. Will it nesceserilly make you money? No. Will using uovotibg bots here guarantee a positive roi? No. Same stuff different wrapping
Someone's son getting sick, giving him coffee, and him liking it with a couple crappy pics thrown in is not an "ad". Paying for someone to vote a shit post like that to the trending page is not "advertising". So I don't know what you're even talking about.
It is though. Do you enjoy the content of all ads you see?
The philosophical debate about what constitutes an advertisement stops here. You know my standpoint about it. From now on, I will be taking action against those whom I feel are abusing the system. Good bye.