May be a new player here that started in December, but up until the end of the world I was handling a bunch of the 'chores' on my own, including taking care of large farms, food, curios, 12 cows, etc. Sure doing every single job and craft out there can be a pain and time consuming, but this was before I learned that with shift clicking crops and seeds I could plant or harvest a group of crops at once (used to single click everything). It's all a choice to make.. if people really couldn't stand doing the chores anymore botting is not the answer, but getting rid of their 'work load' is. Either get help from others or make other sacrifices.
That said I sign. Dislike bots and cheating in general.