This is an interesting point of view. As a minnow, I have used the MSP bots a couple times. The first time I upvoted a post, my rep ump up 5 points and I got more than 2 cents on my post!
However, I've plateaued again, so what did it really do for me?
I'm just gonna do me and maybe one day if I do the right things, something I do will stand out here on Steemit. If not...I get to play around with an awesome platform and be a part of a bigger thing and learn new stuff, so win-win.