They buy them, because it's not possible to become Hero or Legendary member anymore. [...] This is because old users do not give Merit to new users.
Bud. Who the fuck cares if you're a Hero Member or a Jr. Member? I don't see why
this is something to complain about. You talk about equality and transparency. The only differences between the ranks are post time intervals (to prevent spam, which makes sense) and signature elements.
If you're not complaining about making pretty signatures or posting more often, then you're just mad that it's
too difficult to enter signature campaigns, which have brought forth a cesspool of money-driven users.
I though Bitcointalk was supposed to be decentralized like the Bitcoin, but here some jerks run the show. Bitcointalk is the opposite of Bitcoin.
Have you ever mined a block?