Don't forget that we've had quite a few newcomers to the site for whom this is still all new. Also, as I posted at The meaning of life, the universe and node reputation, XP is PerlMonks' form of social sanction. As such, the topic is not entirely pointless.

I don't see it being the hottest topic either. Here in Perl Monks Discussion it is almost necessarily the biggest one, but a lot of water has run under the bridge in the other sections too.

Makeshifts last the longest.