I believe that the Rep Score is based on a logarithmic curve. So the climb gets harder as the rep score increases. I have been experiencing considerable anxiety with my rep score lately.

I have avoided using autobots to 'artificially' inflate my upvotes and earnings - fearful of an eventual 'Google Slap' type reprimand from either Steem Inc or some trigger happy whales.

Although it may not really affect much on Steemit, it is still an aspirational score to keep track of one's progress on this platform. Thank you for another inspirational post from you!