So Aftercare...

Bond: Am I a joke to you?

I disagree that it's weaker; it's just less consistent in exchange for a much higher ceiling. I think it's actually better than Empathy and Bond in solo queue unless you're running a build that really lends itself to finding nearby and/or injured survivors (e.g. Autodidact, Prove Thyself). Empathy and Bond both only show auras to you, while Aftercare shows auras to other survivors as well. Bond has a serious range limitation and Empathy has a tiny range limitation, while Aftercare works at unlimited range. Bond is consistent, but then again, finding teammates near you is usually pretty easy (especially on outdoor maps); they'll be scaring crows, or moaning, or repairing gens, or getting chased nearby, or just moving in the open. Empathy's effectiveness is hugely dependent on the killer you're playing against (weak against instadowns, strong against M1s), but I do like being able to see survivors in a chase against M1 killers.

Most of the time when I run Aftercare, I'm able to see the auras of all of my teammates and show them my aura for the majority of the late game, which is when coordination is at its most important. Once you unhook someone or get unhooked, you're pretty much going to have at least one person highlighted at all times for the rest of the match. The only exceptions are if you pull yourself off the hook or if the person you were sharing your aura with dies. When there are two or three people left alive, you're going to be seeing them most of the time with Aftercare, and they're also going to be seeing you.

You might think "Oh, well, you'll just get hooked again fast and lose any extra people you had been sharing auras with". In fact, I find that I'm much less likely to get hooked when I have multiple people painted with Aftercare. Let's imagine a situation where you have your whole team highlighted. The second someone tries to hide or starts a chase, you'll know where the killer is. Your teammate in a chase will know where you are and won't run the killer through the gen you're working on unless they're desperate. You effectively have discount Kindred once a teammate gets hooked, so Aftercare can actually make it easier to get a safe unhook on teammates who aren't yet affected by Aftercare.

...you get the idea. If people actually ran Aftercare it would be weaker, since the aura sharing aspect of it isn't helpful if everyone's running it. In reality no one runs it so it's almost always as strong as it possibly can be. If you're not a very altruistic player then it won't be very good, but I consider myself pretty average in terms of altruism and I really love Aftercare.