Back when I first started reading, legendary status used to mean something, it meant that poster had something useful to contribute. Now it just means they merited themselves with an alt or they bought sMErits online and they spammed the forum enough times.
What are you talking about? "Back in your day" before implementtation of merit system it was exactly the opposite, as all you had to is post 1 meaningless oneliner shitpost post per day for ~3 years in order to reach Legendary rank, while now you actually have to write meaningful (to some degree) post in order to reach higher ranks.
Posting in Altcoin discussion didn't qualify for increased merit as far as I remember, and that's where I mainly posted.
Posting meaningless 1 liner shitposts is what people do here NOW. in those days it would have got you laughed out of the room. And what is your problem with 1 liner shitposts? some of the best posts are 1 liner shitposts. the only problem you have with it is that it doesn't fulfill your silly bounty campaign requirements