I'm glad you got value out of this. I'm not sure what the thinking is behind bidding on the Steembots. It's probably, "Let's do this the easy way." There's a saying: "Work smarter, not harder." I see the wisdom in that, but I also value hard work. I don't think the saying was meant to imply take the easy way out, but it's often used that way. The idea is to do the hard work, but use wise means of making hard work easier by using your brain to accomplish the task rather than pure muscle.
Technology is not evil. It's neutral. What makes it good or evil is how we use it. I've shown here, hopefully, that using bidbots can be profitable for the individual, but it hurts the collective. In that vein, I'd say the aggregate outcome is bad.