If you don't have the ability or intelligence to construct useful posts, then of course you will see merit as discriminating against you. The sensible member will endeavour to develop his abilities to take advantage of the verdant pastures that surround the cesspit.
Well I don't have any problem with merit system as I'm not part any bounties, yes I did try in the start but found it waste of time. I'm happy or pretty ok with it what I have received in terms of merits. Yes of course not to all my posts have received merits but i would say 40% of them.Here I strongly disagree with you on "useful posts" some thing constructive and useful to me may not be as useful to you. You have your own measurement standards and others have their own. Your measurement standard is not the only yardstick to value the posts.
Also we should keep in mind may be someone genius one field but zero in other. That's why we have various boards on Bitcointalk. You can't judge someone but his single post.
The first task is to read the rules
and to follow those rules.That should be end of all merit discussions. I will quote this comment again
Simply stated, you have to adhere to the rules and policies of the forums, not the other way around. Bitcointalk does not have to cater to you. Being here is a privilege, not a right.
Edit: @Jet Cash I have doubts if I'm on your humongous ignore list
I seem to find more members to ignore