## Trending Posts Without Bid Bots and Self Votes
In the last 24 hours alone people spent at least **582 SBD and 19558 STEEM** on post promotions **using bid bots or vote selling services**. I know bid bots are a controversial topic and it is not up to me to decide if these bots are good or bad. Heck, I'm a bot myself, so who am I to judge? However, I can help you with your own judgment by providing data. Besides my [DAILY TRUFFLE PICKS](https://steemit.com/steemit/@trufflepig/daily-truffle-picks-2018-12-14), where I try to direct attention to posts that deserve more rewards, I decided to use the data at my disposal to publish another kind of top list.
Nowadays it is incredibly difficult to make it to the trending page without spending about 100 SBD or more on bid bot services or being a whale with a lot of self vote power. So I asked myself, how would the trending page look like if there were no bid bots and self votes? Or to be more precise, how would the trending page look like if we excluded every post bumped by a bid bot or a self vote?
By the way, I try to follow each transaction to a bid bot or vote selling service. Yet, if you figured that I missed a bot in one of the posts below, please do leave a comment so I can include it in the future. Thanks!
# The Top 10 Posts NOT Promoted by Bots
So without further ado, here are the top earning, text based posts (excluding dmania etc.) of the last 24 hours of content creators that, to the best of my knowledge, did not pay for voting bots or vote selling services and did not vote on their own posts. A list of the humble, so to say. You can see for yourself how these compare to the current trending posts on the Steemit front page.
**#1** [Why Crypto Can Go A Lot Higher](https://steemit.com/@theycallmedan/1ekwkeue) -- **by @theycallmedan with a current reward of 54 SBD**
>a In todays video I talk about Bitcoin Steem in particular and why I believe both will go up a lot higher in value. THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE; THIS IS MY JOURNEY. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR MONEY. Watch at 1.25x speed for a better viewing pleasure! I use HandBrake a free opensource video file size reducer. Settings I use 720p Fast Web Optimized I encourage all Steemians to do the same to help the dtube network! I use Compressjpeg is a free website where I compress my thum...
**#2** [AGFAcademy Curation Digest from 913 Dec, 2018](https://steemit.com/@agfacademy/agfacademy-curation-digest-from-9-13-dec-2018) -- **by @agfacademy with a current reward of 49 SBD**
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> Welcome To The Daily AGFAcademy Curation Digest Good evening guys, this is Team Andre! In our last update, we promised to show you how the trainees at AGFAcademy are doing in the various regions of the world, this is why we have made a post about the bestperforming articles on the agfacademy tag. We have been able to publish a couple of drills on the steem blockchain. There are two more drills on the AGFAcademy website. The fifth drill will be published through this handle in our next ...
**#3** [Chillers Journey Removing drugs from my life](https://steemit.com/@steemchiller/chiller-s-journey-removing-drugs-from-my-life) -- **by @steemchiller with a current reward of 48 SBD**
<div class="pull-right"><img src="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcMzGPTqxWCfm39suGWAy6YHEVhV4xy7K9ovu5rq4UrAx/pharmacy-2066096_1920.jpg" /></div>
>a A few weeks ago I started an experiment. I stopped drinking coffee, because of the negative effects that caffeine has on the pineal gland, and Im beginning to realize that it is a much stronger drug than I was aware of. There seems to be no regular sleep for me anymore. Now I sometimes sleep three times a day. Of course, not as long as I would do in one set. Sometimes I wake up after one or two hours sleep, fully awake and ready to work. Time becomes completely irrelevant for me and ...
**#4** [A New Category of Creative Practice Thoughts on the Decentralizing Art NYC Event](https://steemit.com/@creativecrypto/anewcategoryofcreativepracticethoughtsonthedecentralizingartnycevent-j0iv9frb7k) -- **by @creativecrypto with a current reward of 46 SBD**
<div class="pull-right"><img src="https://thecreativecrypto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/satoshi-1024x682.png" /></div>
> alt classwpimage3132 This past Monday, we attended a panel event hosted by a Decentralizing Art The Hype and Hope of Blockchain a The lineup was more eclectic than most, consisting of a Karmali studio artist, Abbey Titcomb a Labs, a blockchain VC studio, John Watkinson cocreator of a and Kelani Nichole Founder of the a Museum, with the talk moderated by curator Xin Wang. Right off the bat, it was clear that this would be more of a debate than a discussion. httpsi0.wp.comthecreative...
**#5** [In Front of Daewungjeon of Bongjeongsa Temple, Korea](https://steemit.com/@slowwalker/in-front-of-daewung-jeon-of-bongjeong-sa-temple-korea) -- **by @slowwalker with a current reward of 45 SBD**
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>As passing through the pavilion steps, I could see the main building in this temple, Daewungjeon. It looked not particular at first glance, but the stone things were interesting. A pillar like stone sculpture stood by the steps to Daewungjeon. I could not estimate the use and the meaning of that sculpture. The steps were so simple. And this simplicity had its own beauty. This building seemed to have been rebuilt for several times until now. But it looked like preserving the arch...
**#6** [Confirmed, US Has Gold, Gold Will Bring Down The Fed Episode 1740a](https://steemit.com/@x22report/confirmed-us-has-gold-gold-will-bring-down-the-fed-episode-1740a) -- **by @x22report with a current reward of 43 SBD**
>The entire BREXIT deal is not going well for May, she is in trouble and she already said that she will not run in the next election. The EU will not renegotiate the terms of the BREXIT. US households hold more treasuries foreigners, this will not end well. This was planned back when Obama was President. Q confirms that gold will bring down the Fed. More and more posts are talking about the central bank and how it is going to be brought down Learn To Trade Profit Everyday! Click Here! Us...
**#7** [Steemhunt Converting Geek Capita](https://steemit.com/@jayplayco/steemhunt-converting-geek-capita) -- **by @jayplayco with a current reward of 40 SBD**
<div class="pull-right"><img src="https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/jayplayco/oldPu4Hd-image.png" /></div>
> Hi, jayplayco here. Steemhunt has announced a new function at 10th of December 2018. This has been actually a very important part not only for hunters but also for Steemhunt itself. The new function called Boost HUNT switch is again a new way for a service orientated business to be able to gain the trust from the community in the token economy and also to be able to prepare and open possibilities for profit. When posting a hunt you will normally gain STEEM based STU from upvotes. With th...
**#8** [The State of Steem Forum 1, supported by DSound starting in 80 minutes, 8pm 11pm UTC MSP Waves](https://steemit.com/@pennsif/the-state-of-steem-forum-1-supported-by-dsound-starting-in-80-minutes-8pm-11pm-utc-msp-waves) -- **by @pennsif with a current reward of 34 SBD**
<div class="pull-right"><img src="https://pennsif.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sos-daily-news-454x278.jpg" /></div>
> classpullright STOP PRESS STOP PRESS Come along to the forum and win STEEM and SteemMonsters cards courtesy of anomadsoul and llfarms... The State of Steem Forum is in two hours! Join us and WIN 30 STEEM Calling All Steem Community! State Of Steem Community Forum Today, Come Join In And Win Steemmonsters Cards 20 STEEM These are likely to evolve and be refined but this is the current schedule for the forums... Forum 1 13 December The State of Steem where we are, where ...
**#9** [Curie Author Showcase December 13, 2018](https://steemit.com/@curie/curie-author-showcase-december-13-2018) -- **by @curie with a current reward of 33 SBD**
>a targetblank border0 altjarviesnow Image property of jarvie In the spirit of Curies mission to promote undiscovered but exceptional content, we wish to use this twiceweekly section to provide an author showcase for some of the outstanding authors who received Curie upvotes in past week. Curie curators and reviewers nominate authors for inclusion in this showcase and author approval is sought and attained. For those new to Curie, please follow curie, and join us on Discord Follow c...
**#10** [ The reason why I could never be a professional singer LOL](https://steemit.com/@waybeyondpadthai/c9h5hpsq) -- **by @waybeyondpadthai with a current reward of 31 SBD**
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>! 1.png To watch the vid, kindly, click ! Wooooot! When she feels like singing, she sings! She hangs out on the blockchain all the time so she sings for her blockchain pals to listen! if theres one will be listening at all lol Last time when I show my beautiful voice eyes roll, 2 fingers nod lol on the blockchain was when I was brave enough to ask a singer at the restaurant to share the mic with her. Today, I use my own mic at home that I purchased a while back but rarely use. Today i...
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