not really. there are usually about 10-20 posts each day. some days get 30 or just a tad over. you can check this by opening up og at the end of the day and see how many new posts are listed. you only have to read a quarter of them, and you don’t really need to go all the way to the end. click on the ones that you think are interesting, and if not close it and go to the next one. you do need to interact with them, liking them or replying to some, but that interaction is where the trust level comes from. i got to trusted in 3 months by devouring all the old info that i had missed since i left og 1.0 in 2004. i wasn’t even trying, just reading because i love to read.
edit: and i have 9 pips after a year and a half. i didn’t even know how many i had 'til i posted this.