Jesus. [...]
Jesus Christ. [...]
It looks like this expression of ambiguous feelings is becoming a trend

Whaa? I'm a proud member of Foxpup's Merit Cycling Club and I don't consider myself an "influencer" (I hate that term with a passion) on the forum or anywhere else. What I am is a merit source, and part of that "cycling" is handing out merits to lower-ranked members who make good posts so they can rank up in a reasonable time. I think you're painting a lot of members with a very broad brush.
Not one "influential person" will not say so about himself ... but if this term is really unpleasant for you, then it can be replaced with another expression that clearly defines your position in the forum society. Namely that Cycling Club members are "entitled to an inflated sense of superiority to common shitposters".
