I wouldn’t put it past some of them. But these bots feel like they are doing some kind of mapping, for a very specific purpose. Not sure what though.
Honestly, I don't mind ReplyGuy that much. It's annoying, but better for those things to happen now, then when more people come to Nostr. It forces us to adapt. What do you mean by mapping?
there is a pattern. it’s changing and adapting. You don’t invest time, energy, and resources like that without a goal. They are mapping things out for a reason.