We have known about the posting bots for a while now. We even have bots that counter those. @steemservices is doing just that - I wrote a post about that here - https://steemit.com/steemit/@liberosist/steemservices-cleaning-up-steemit-in-a-big-way .
But these upvote bots are new for me.
Thanks for the link. Posts like this about progress on improving steemit should be more prominent. Once posts leave the hot/trending/active lists, they enter the void.
Yeah, sadly, this post is destined for the void too. But I do hope a more influential steemer, perhaps a dolphin picks up this debate.