RE: Bidbot Experiment: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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tryskele in #steemit • 7 years ago

Very interesting. I'm leaving all the little ins and outs to you guys. I think to try to see the individual effect explains why they are popular. Content doesn't matter, pay the fee, hopefully get a decent ROI and move on. I think that's more the 'get rich quick' or the 'no personal effort' type of person.

On the larger scale, I completely get where the others are coming from. A simple version, I think this is why we belong to groups like PHC, because we believe in good honest work and having a system supports that.

I do admit, appreciate breakdowns like this, Quill's small comment and so the others it puts things into another perspective and helps someone like me.

7 years ago in #steemit by tryskele

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blockurator 7 years ago

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.

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tryskele 7 years ago

Very well said 😊 You definitely channeled what I was thinking. So many things in recent years have been twisted out of context or have taken on new meaning. Like 'Work smarter, not harder' It's one of my favorite quotes. As you mention people have given it another meaning.

If you have the money and SP and you can and it's a good ROI then by all means. To use it as a sole means? Seems to me you're working to pay yourself. As all of this goes it's all in the ROI.

I think you have a great 'argument' for both sides. It's very balanced. The biggest issue, is this is not something one dives into. You have to do your homework.

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blockurator 7 years ago

Stay tuned. There's more to come. I've uncovered some extra data that gives me new insight on this.

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