As a newbie, I tried it a couple of times just to see if it would help get my posts into the newsfeed because they seemed to be just diminishing... I didn't find them to be very helpful, and I didn't make a profit from it either because the upvote $ didn't outweigh the cost. ...I tried the free bot that goes to friends, to help them out. But I didn't like that either. I prefer to go to their pages each time & read their articles. & the continuous upvoting was using up my bandwidth. As a newbie, I have to try everything once to find out how it works. Heaven knows I've made every mistake in cryptosphere... But after giving it a try, I agree with your opinion. I think natural is better.