Reputation is somewhat complicated. I usually go by how long someone has been here on Hive more than their Rep score.
I have been here 7 years with a rep score of just over 70. This is because I wasn’t posting a whole lot initially.
But I know grifters on here who have been here slightly longer who have a rep score of 84.
I won’t mention names but they aren’t good people.
You are sadly very correct.