I won't say that I feel jealous seeing other people's merit because when I joined this forum I was already told that it is very difficult to get merit here so I never wanted it. If I post or comment here, I will get credit for it if I deserve it.
The main reason of joining this forum was to gain knowledge in many things that I am getting. The rest of the things you mentioned in your post that you are not an expert in them, so I am also not an expert in them, so that means I will never be able to get merit, but I feel like getting merit once I'm knowledgeable enough. So there is no need for all these things if you are capable and your writing is good. The senior members present here will definitely help you because once they were also newbies and they also know very well that those who work hard deserve support.
Whenever I see a comment like this from a newbie, I am heartily glad that there are still people out there who are more eager to learn and I have often seen people with that mindset succeed.
Greed is something that can't keep us focused for a long time to do something even if that greed is to get merits here because when we do not find our meaning, we get tired of that work and we leave that work or we develop negativity about this thing. Only desire to learn and understand is something that keeps us engaged with anything for long and it is the only thing that can make us very successful in life.
Just as a diamond is known for its brilliance, gold is valuable for its utility, so educated and experienced people become popular and desirable because of their experience and knowledge. No one knows how long the accounts and this forum are there but the knowledge and knowledge learned from here will stay with you forever so everyone should try to learn something from here.