try telling that to the self-made member/full member/hero/legendary members of the forum and let see what tips and advice they'll give you. sure earning merits may not be easy for others(including me)
but that is not a reason to be salty or resentful to higher-ranking members of the forum. also, if you think you have a Quality post that hasn't been merited there are threads that give merit to the
posts that are worthy to be merited.