People will tend to go for minimal effort and maximum profit. While organically play by the system is painstaking and consume a lot of time. So, it is normal to have people opting for such method.

Nonetheless, in Steemit it is more towards engagement with the followers that really interested and care about our contents. While bots are more to help in terms of operational routines. Bidbots do help minnow to hit trending though (some they do produce great contents!)