You are right. I've been saying this for months.
Folks on the gravy train don't want it to change, because they like gravy.
@snowflake has seen where the train is going, and he likes gravy too, and wants to keep the train going. He has better vision than most profiteers on this platform.
A problem with reputation currently is that it is too gamable. For reputation to be able to functionally work as a VP weighting mechanism, it needs to be more robust, and less able to be gamed.