The problem is you dont have the ability to influence the level of your Merit.
Users will transfer their Merits to their "friends" only.
I've just checked your post history and all I can see are some short posts, Twitter bounty applications and posts in a trashed Russian thread (all Russian sections are on my ignore list). Not much there for me to give merit to (and I've been giving merit to a lot of random people:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=113670).
I do agree with you that a lot of merit will be given to friends, which could be a problem in the future, we aren't sure yet, the system is brand new.
I understand that this system is brand new. What I write is constructive criticism. I dont ask Merit and do not protect the interests of people who write low-quality messages or spam. I express my point of view. Perhaps this will be useful feedback.
Unfortunately, there are language barriers in this world. I am fluent in ukrainian and russian, but not english.
The irony is that a trashed Russian thread is the most useful of all the local Russian branch. If there is an opportunity to answer briefly and in fact, I do not see the point of writing long messages.
With each new transfer the amount of Merit is reduced by half, In a few days, it simply will not remain.
How to grow account with the new rules?
Merit sources currently generate 9025 sMerit every 30 days, so there will always be a supply of merit.
It is said that the sMerit is charged once.
The whole next Merit is handed out by secret agents?