This is a super well said take… I like the part about the worth being in the comments. I agree. I’m fine with bots, just not spam, or reposts of a thread that requires some type of engagement with OP themselves.

Also if I sort by all and new, I’d rather not see a million bot posts before I find a real person. Since this is a small community, we are easily overrun by automation. There’s definitely a balance to be had.

And some bots I like, like the tldr bot