The bot stuff is evil!

Exactly as you said - true content doesn't get any chance of spotlight in these circumstances which is increddibly frustrating as both the site and the community keep stressing original quality content, especially to newcomers like me, but a lot of what I see is everything but that.

I approve this message.

Us smaller legit people get drowned in all the spam and I too have been wondering whether or not I truly wish to invest my time and effort into this site.

The future is uncertain.

I will continue for now, hoping things get better, but I already feel quite demotivated as the post I put the most work in (a long-ass essay) got the least payoff since it barely got any views at all. And I despise the thought of trading or otherwise trafficking upvotes - it feels empty and dissappointing.

Who is in charge anyway?

isn't there some goddamn administration to this website that could take care of this bot cancer? If not purge it entirely, at least circumsize the shit out of it?