It does promote the posting of a lot of junk. One sometimes has to wade through the junk to find something worth responding to.

This reminds me, why do we even have the option to like our own post and comment? Or is it some sort of reverse psychology where the person who does like them gets classified as self obsessive when analysing the data on this platform.

i've been stuck at my present level for several months & could not care less.
i consider myself to be a contrarian. i honestly believe that the majority view on almost any subject always turns out to be wrong.
global warming is a good example. most of these global warming alarmists are so brainwashed that if they woke up one morning with a glacier in their front yard they would blame it on global warming.

Well I mean . . . . I don't find much value in posting things that don't warrant any conversation.

I don't have a Facebook page. Or a MySpace page, for that matter. I can't say I ever really got the appeal.

I also have a Tracphone for emergencies.

I love the levels. I think it's a great way to reasonably limit people until they've proven themselves. It's not perfect, of course, but I think it's a good foundation.