Very interesting info. I actually watched a youtube video regarding auto voting just yesterday while sitting at a Starbucks. I set it up and am auto voting three writers that I really like and would upvote anyhow. I'm just getting going here on Steemit and trying to figure it all out.
Doesn't benefit you financially to up-vote blindly what those authors you like post. You have to be a whale to make any money up-voting. And doesn't help those writers get better if you up-vote what they write automatically.