I’ve known some people who even used bitbots for the the psychological effects of seeing there post earning more than just a dollar. They felt there hard work and time should have resulted in a higher payout. Even if they lost money on the payout just seeing the higher amount kept them going.

We also live in a society where people fake it to they make it. Which buys a vote sure enables that. As people see successes as being higher in the trending pages and the upvote counter being higher.