I question your intelligence when you say voting does not provide influence and accomplishes nothing.
Voting does not give you a say. Voting takes the freedom to achieve from everyone else. There is a reason people say democracy is the original 51% attack. Voting teaches the second class to be as blood thirsty as the ones on top.
I find it worrying that the 'key people' can 'finalize' these partnerships with no debate or communication with the respective communities of the coins.
It's not a corporation making deals in a dark lair. Partnership means we are willing to help them succeed when they are attacked because hashes are hashes and coins are just brand names for hashes.
You're going to find people respond with the attitude "I'm off to find a coin where I don't need to be a programmer to have a say".
You want to have a say in something you don't actually use or contribute to. You want the rest of the community to wait for you to make up your mind simply because you hold coins.
You're intentionally misconstruing here.
Reality decides how you have a say. I can program, I have a say. Someone else can draw, they have a say. Someone else can make jokes, they have a say. Voting is a worthless placebo.
My contribution IS MY SAY. If I want to have a feature in the code, I code it. If I want to have a contest, I open a thread. If I want to make a bet on a sports game, I open a thread.
IT IS THAT EASY. No voting necessary.
The reason I said learn to program, is because you are choosing not to learn. Anyone can learn to program, draw, entertain, some are more efficient at it. Adapt to reality rather than use crutches like voting.