I understand where you’re coming from with that. There’s something at least a little bit broken in the system for bid bots to be as successful as they are. While greed and selfishness can be exceptional motivators, so is desperation. I can’t say for sure what has made other individual Steemians flock to the bots but if I ever join them, it will probably be because I need the extra profit to survive. I’m not there yet though. Right now, I remain extremely grateful that I’ve gotten a chance to rediscover the joy of writing. And to be of use.