UseViral

so I've been going down a bit of a rabbit hole on this lately, mostly because, I keep seeing services like UseViral and Bulkoid pop up when I'm researching app launch strategies. the idea is that early view counts act as social proof and give the, algorithm a nudge past that cold-start problem where posts with under like 100 views just. die. and I get the logic, like 3 views looks dead, 3K looks engaging, so maybe buying that initial burst helps content look credible enough to get picked up. but I honestly can't tell if this is legitimate growth thinking or just wishful spending. from what I've read it seems like any lift is super post-specific and temporary, not something that raises your overall account reach or anything. so you're basically paying to make one tweet look better for a short window. maybe that's fine for a launch moment but I'm skeptical it compounds into anything real. has anyone here actually tested this and tracked the results properly? like did organic engagement actually follow, or did it just look good in the vanity numbers for a day? and does the real vs bot distinction actually matter as much as people say, or is it all a bit dodgy regardless of the source?