I will preface this with saying my thoughts below are in regards to real bloggers/users on Steemit using bots. In other words, quality content bloggers who produce their own content.

There are two ends to this spectrum:

• If someone is here to make money, then they'll support the bots and use them.
• If someone is here just to blog, then they'll not support the bots and not use them.

It really comes down to where the user lies between the two.

Neither is right or wrong, and a person can go from one, to the other, or in between as they wish.

To be completely transparent and honest, when my goal was to build my earnings on Steemit I used the bots. I made calculated payments that would net a set amount of return for my investment. It worked well, and I made money for my posts. I still wrote my original quality content but helped to subsidize myself with bot earnings too. --- Fast forward to now, and I don't use bots. Probably because life has me so busy that I do not have the personal time to invest in the activity and (to stick with my above analogy) my current goal is not to earn money on Steemit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being rewarded for your work. Some are content with the organic earnings from followers. Some wish to subsidize themselves with a higher payout potential. I support both.

I've been on both ends of this spectrum. I find myself in the middle at this time. Check back later. ;-)