# Bots are wonderful.

Of course, if somebody expects to make money off of phone apps they’re already
laboring under a huge set of delusions. Rather than disabuse…

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Bots are wonderful. But, for a variety of reasons that should be so obvious as
to not merit mentioning, if you’re trying to make money by creating a bot
you’re making a huge mistake. (Because people haven’t managed to get the memo,
I’ve gone over these reasons three or four times on Medium alone. But,
spending a few minutes thinking about the situation should suffice.)

Of course, if somebody expects to make money off of phone apps they’re already
laboring under a huge set of delusions. Rather than disabuse them of specific
ones, I would recommend they instead switch to a more lucrative career in
problem gambling and/or attempting to be struck by lighting for the insurance
money.

By [John Ohno](https://medium.com/@enkiv2) on [July 11,
2016](https://medium.com/p/8c890f179283).

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