I hate bots and the current way things work, all the spam, etc. But you do make good points.. if we allow bots and bot-trails and whatnot, I only understand half of these hidden features (hidden yes, because n00bs don't know and most of them miss out), then it's not really worse than follow-for-follow. I have invited people to follow me too, because honestly... you're not getting followers by just posting and getting no views. I don't like empty and lifeless bot-replies at all either though... If you're going to do follow-for-follow, atleast do it like a person..

Upvoted, 'cause you deserve it more than the crap posters! :)