Wow, I had absolutely no idea that upvote bots could be that lucrative. There is some 5x returns on there.

The commenting and conversation has been what I've attempted so far. I try to start conversations and upvote really good content (like what's going on right here lol) and do the same for people that comment on my stuff. I also try to coment and upvote on the good plankton articles just as much as I do the whales and dolphins. My view is that it's hard to see one plankton but, a large mass of them can change the color of the ocean. Got to stick together.

I think key to the comment section is good conversation building comments, not the "excellent post, goodbye" junk that pollutes the comment section. I think fishing for upvotes that way could be just as bad for the platform as upvote bots.

I'm pretty new to all this so still learning. Maybe I'll figure some more stuff out and be able to pass on info on how to help good content creators and followers/followed.

Thanks for this conversation, I appreciate people who truly engage on this platform!