For me I like to use the bots to upvote others just as much if not even more than I do myself. I think sharing the wealth is a big part of the steemit community.

This is awesome that you do that but I'll give you my take on being a relative newbie and trying to find my way on the platform.

Finding 'whales or dolphins' to upvote my content has been tough. There are some legit people upvoting my content and I'm very much appreciative, but you hit the nail on the head...The sharing of wealth on Steemit is why I believe so much in this platform.

So I use the upvote bots to get on the radars of others....Hopefully people with influence see that I'm not only trying but also willing to invest in my content.

And paying it forward is so important as well.

I'm too new to say if it's fair or not...But I use the bots for 'promotion' only and hopefully people find value in what I create :)

Thanks for this post and video and more importantly giving us minnows some hope that experienced Steemians like yourself are still out there supporting good content and newer members!