Someone should make a chart of sMerits distribution over time and see if the numbers are shrinking. In 2023, I saw many, many more posts being merited, and have noticed a general drop off between then and now. I do believe the data will say that less are circulating. If this is the case, I think since merit is worth as much as it is given in wall observer, then an airdrop of sMerit to sources or sources + legendary members to give stimulate boards with active, quality posters across all boards might not be a bad concept to think more about.

I also think merit sources should be rethought. I think that they should work like moderators in each board. Each board has a few merit sources, voted by members of that board. I don't think the community is active enough to achieve this and I do believe it's subject to manipulation by alts, though in a world where the sense of community was at this level where it could work, that would be a cool thing to see.