I understand the original passage from 1 Timothy 6:10

The Bible makes it quite clear that sin is the root of all evil in the world (Matthew 15:19; Romans 5:12; James 1:15).Wealth is morally neutral; there is nothing wrong with money, in and of itself, or the possession of money. However, when money begins to control us, that’s when trouble starts. To that end I see the "control" aspect being the issue on this platform with some, not all users. 

I agree with you in that the bots have to be eliminated, as they remove the human aspect from the platform and create an environment conducive of buying popularity with no correlation as to quality of authorship. 

The question is where do we start? We see the problems, we have identified the problems, who needs a foot in the ass to begin creating change for the better? Is the system broken or is the system that manages the system flawed?