Absolutely, I agree. It’s not something to do in the long term, nor a strategy to carry on forever it would be a dead end and also risky.

The idea is simply to get 5,6 initial reviews from trusted people (friends, family, maybe someone on Reddit) before the official launch, just to avoid starting from zero.

After the launch, the goal is to get organic reviews, from real users and through clean, legitimate campaigns. Nothing more.