How many times was this conclusion wrong in comparison to the times it was right? Right. Quite disappointed by the meriters who think this is the right way to do things.
Most of the times, they are alts. Anyway, once I was asked by one of my friend to send him little ETH for covering his fees. I sent but later I thought we both have accounts in bitcointalk and what if someone just links us as alt?
Meriters possibly liked his speech that doesn't mean that they agree with. Also, people should not merit a post only because they are agree with the statements.