I treat the bot replies as a small distraction from an otherwise very pleasant experience. It is a problem that needs to be addressed but it currently doesn't bother me too much.
Same here. When I think about the bots it's mainly about possible future issues. At the moment it would be a very inexpensive and simple way to attack nostr. In fact I think that's a large part of why we are not ready for any serious adoption.
Wen bot killing Ai for relays?
Maybe the #wot collaborative filtering could be more curating a blacklist instead of only white listing. New accounts would get a chance as long as as they are not muted by more than three trusted npubs.