You know what, I couldn't agree with you more! There's always two sides to a story, it's our decision how we look at it...even the most positive, innocent effort can be twisted and used in the most evil of ways..bwahahaha..all i'm trying to say is that bots have their purpose, in theory, it's a decent one...How that fact actually plays out in reality, is another matter...but that's beside the point, bidding is fun and let's face it, there's a lot of quality material that deserves attention and if bots are the way to achieve that, so be it!
Great article! Oh and btw, I don't think you're a hypocrite :-):-):-):-)if our opinions didn't change after gaining new experiences and knowledge, we'd still be living in a cave :-):-):-)