In my opinion, it is quite easy to get merits today.
...But like me or another user here that new in the forum and also new in crypto, we can say that it's hard to get merits
It was hard for me when I started a year and 9 months ago, but I did still actually received merits at the early stage as often. Just best to read than post and get acquainted to this forum. As days, weeks and months goes by, the better you will be.