But today's high ranks, especially if you pay attention to some local sections, are raised not from a great love for Bitcoin and interest in it, but exclusively from the understanding that you can earn money here. Merits are transferred in a contractual manner, thereby creating the illusion that these heroes who rise in rank are much smarter than those who came to the forum in the first days.
"Merits are transferred in a contractual manner" -> I am not playing the "romantic" here, but can you elaborate? I am also not denying your claim, I know how things work around here, but I still believe that good members will shine among the others.
This is exactly what I wanted to say. There are many talented people on the forum, but there are also those who, due to the number of alternatives, write nonsense or repeat the same thing from topic to topic, simply rearranging the words. I will not list all those from whom I see an exchange of merits; it looks very template. People rate posts that others find not only empty, but also difficult to read. From here we see high ranks, publishing nonsense, but despite this, are evaluated by the same as they are.
For example:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=663136https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=667920https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=662950I think it's pretty hard not to notice the unique posting style, which is very similar to those who rate the same posts.