Thank you very much @abh12345! I see that at least one witness @steemcommunity (@paulag upvoted too) isn't afraid to "go on the record" on this issue. So even though I only got one witness/whale to weigh in, at least I know one of my 30 for sure! ;)

I think the bots will stay in some form, I agree. But the good thing is the longer they stay as they are, the lower the steem price will have to drop to reset the imbalance. Its the basic laws of nature, and frankly I love to hear their squeals when it drops as that means they are waking up!