So there's a limited and decreasing amount of merits? Am I getting it right?
Why on Earth would anybody share some limited asset?
So if I want merits, I should "hunt" the users with sMerits and try to make them like me and my posts?
How are you going to make them like your posts ? If you are active here with good quality posts, you need not force anyone for merits. The major portion of merit points will come from merit sources and this is the reason that their identity is not revealed.