the one who survives is neither the smarted or the strongest but the one who is most adaptable to change

Yup, definitely. I've read articles pro and anti bots. Voting bots in particular. But recently, there was an article that broke down the possibility of gains and losses from using the voting bots. In the end, even with the likely profit loss from using voting bots, he pointed out what is called the tip jar effect such that it can be an advertisement for the author. With the flood of users to this platform, it gets harder and harder to be noticed. So it becomes clearer to noob like me that though the initial purpose of a voting bot is to increase payout, many users found another use for it as a marketing tool. And the fact that many are flourishing through its use, it's likely very effective. In any environment, without learning to adapt, the system will likely swallow you.