That takes effort though. Reddit streamlines mass bot use by assigning those idiotic generated real-username69420 handles to everyone and banning posts that don't follow a repetitive, prescribed behaviors.

Because the inflated activity helps them sell advertising space. What's the incitive for botting here? You can Astroturf to handfull of Linux autists, some disenfranchised trans women, and a CCP social credit-building mill. Where's the money in that.