And look where you are now! 
(I take it this is the new FCAIC speaking)
I’m curious as to how that works. I’m aware there are badges for many different activities. But I, personally, never looked into them on the grounds of what may get me another badge. At best, and that’s no less a valuable achievement of having badges, it may have directed me to parts of Fedora, that I never looked into before. Creating awareness, interest, which resulted in participation. Badges are a pat on the shoulder for me, saying: Good work!
Did I mention that we are working hard getting Badges back in shape? Because right now, unfortunately, many badges are simply not awarded.