So I think unless with these a Merit source it is difficult for them to continue to get more free merits and therefore no one will hire them, which means that they are forced to create high-quality posts.
You've got that right.
I made a comment about ltcrstrbrt weighing in on the "Goodbye world" thread created by Lauda over two years ago, which ltcrstrbrt seems to have completely missed for some reason based on what he wrote. Shortly thereafter he sent me a PM with a very long explanation, which I admit I didn't fully read. Not sure why he did that, but I have a feeling something's up with that account. In any case, he's not in a sig campaign or bounty (as of this writing), so I don't know what his motivations are.
I just read the whole conversation on this thread and i just want to say am really surprised how the op was able to survive all this strikes and attacks given to him by other members
Who are you talking about, the OP of this thread (Shasan) or ltcrstrbrt. I'm assuming the latter.