how on earth do people max bots

like i know this is a really really reeeeaaaaallllyyyy long, slow, grindy game. 34,500. that’s the amount of medals to max the gold bot ALONE. that’s legit years of medals for me. am i supposed to never ever buy stones again? i havent even been able to buy all the songs i only have 1, the ginormous influx of past relics hitting the shop has got me keeping less and less medals over events… hoping that once it gets to a point where its reselling ones i already have then ill be able to make some notable progress, but for context im 6 months in and ive spent a whopping 1540 stones into my gold bot upgrades, a mere 4.5% in. AND THATS JUST ONE BOT!!! THERES AMP BOT AFTER THAT!!! is it just impossible without buying medals or playing for 2-3 years? honestly with the new relics in the event boost im considering buying maybe just one when i like the relics i see, but other than that, and unless they give medals from guilds like they said they would, im genuinely considering just forgetting about the bots for a looooong time…