There has certainly been a change in his approach to giving sMerit. He spent 200 merits in just 32 seconds, on some very old (iconic) posts, and accounts that have not been active in any discussion for a long time. You can't blame him, it's satoshi, laszlo, etc... but I'm still under the impression that this is not what is expected from a merit source.
Sent in the last 120 days
26 November 2023, 12:21:18: 24 to tumbler.io for Re: ➡️➡️ [ANN] | TUMBLER.IO | BITCOIN MIXER ⬅️⬅️
23 November 2023, 11:07:18: 15 to izooomrud for (Deleted/Off-limits/Ignored)
15 November 2023, 10:35:33: 50 to laszlo for Pizza for bitcoins?
15 November 2023, 10:35:23: 50 to GameKyuubi for I AM HODLING
15 November 2023, 10:35:14: 50 to Hal for Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney)
15 November 2023, 10:35:01: 50 to satoshi for Welcome to the new Bitcoin forum!
09 November 2023, 09:18:51: 4 to andy_pelevin for (Deleted/Off-limits/Ignored)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=2627711