[bigbadfeline]

Bot farms rule the web. Bot-authored comments are everywhere, no less than 50%, regardless of site. Keep in mind, human-assisted bots have been used for the past 20 years but now the bots are a lot more productive thus the human part is largely quality control.

Fretting at the rare researchers who admit to their bot activity is like fretting at the criminals who admit guilt and praising those who don't.