Does rep even matter anymore?

So around 3 years? Those people probably do still exist, but they're pretty heavily mocked/ignored.

It never mattered in the first place.

Well worth is always relative but there's a general consensus that it doesn't mean much, or anything to a lot.

To me it's like a very superficial "thank you/that's cool" or "this post is "garbage" points.

Also the more you care and complain, the more people will just click the "-" button to spite you. So if you really don't care, don't complain about it. And if you do, don't complain about it.

In short, stop posting about reps.

If you honestly care about rep (for whatever reason), just never talk about it. What you do on the site is gonna dictate your rep.

That's how shinji was, or he thought he was...

Yes, it always matters.

When certain users stil +1 themselves

I feel the -2 I got for my previous post only proves my point.

Found a lovely example that reps matter!
The fun user Kiba eve fumihiro was reportedly caught repping herself a few months ago. But stopped (or so we thought) Just yesterday her reputation was 24, today? 81! Looking at previous posts and how all are +1 can make anyone suspicious.

Is this a valid argument?

This is kokopuffs we're talking about... she never was good at following rules.

sounds like a weird form of masturbation via ego boosting.

Then that got thrown out the window with SolidShark/HumbugsAssociate who amassed roughly double.

Rep is the most important thing. The very fabric of my psyche hinges on it.

I forgot all about this.

Miyazaki's meme wouldnt work on him though, at least the rep part. It would probably sound like "Autism was a mistake." in this case.