A lot of folks are complaining about voting bots and those utilizing bot upvoting services recently. I wanted to weigh in with my two yen about why these systems are natural products of a free market, and how their proliferation can be mitigated by those who disapprove through simple, free market action here on Steemit. What is that action? Why, simply stating your market preference through engagement/voting.

The market simply follow cues and signals. It is a lot like nature. There are basic laws and parameters (like gravity), but where it ends up is ultimately the choice of free market actors. In a word: individuals.

I will also briefly discuss why currently I feel that responsibly leveraging some of these upvote/bot services can be advantageous to high quality, yet still largely unrecognized bloggers in the short-term.

My live stream is at DLive

~KafkA

Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DTube and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)