Eventually the bots will have to go. Given a hypothetical situation where Steem does gain mass popularity, keeping a check on shitposting and mass upvotes cannot be left to the goodwill of the Whales. The shit is bound to hit the fan. So the question is; Till when shall Steem allow bots, given that a significant amount of activity on this platform is being operated and controlled by bots.
You have a valid point there, I can't think of a way to enforce such a thing and I don't know if we even should enforce the banning of bots... meaning, I would like for people to realize the double edge sword for themselves and maybe they can dwindle away, or maybe we are not looking at it from the right angle... but I'm glad this post has started this dialogue!