Being completely new to the site, I have little knowledge of the subject, but it seems to me that bots may be temporarily good for individuals, but terrible for the quality of the platform as a whole. If people can get high returns for low effort posts, it encourages them to continue that habit. Not that there's a problem with low effort posts, of course, but ideally they shouldn't be the first thing you see when you visit a site like this. Nor should they be the most heavily rewarded.

To a certain extent, the bots may be important to the site's economy. Still, ultimately, I think their use should be minimized.

Of course, I can't say for sure whether you specifically should use them.