The crypto legendaries we see and admire all started from somewhere in which at one time I believe they felt like giving up but with constant engagement, determination and dedication pushed themselves to achieve that success which we all admire today.
So as a beginner, There's nothing, I mean absolutely nothing hard to achieve when you strive hard and have an open mind to learning new things. Please, we need all the encouragement from the experienced forum users to keep our hope alive.
Continued learning, patience, and consistency are important virtues you need to climb the ranks of the forum. You need knowledge to earn merits, patience to keep learning even when you don't earn merits, and consistency to get forum activities.
You are correct that all the high-ranked members in the forum started as newbies but they contributed to the forum for them to attain that height. Just see the forum as a community where knowledge is shared and don't take it too seriously. Don't also be in a haste to earn merits, because it can lead to the use of chatbots. As you keep contributing to the forum, merits will come naturally. Just as you mentioned, there is nothing called impossible if you take full responsibility and put in the required efforts.