The only real flaw in this analysis is that chin's haven't always existed (nor have their predecessors "loves" I believe). There was a tim long ago on this here bored where the best response you could give to a poast you appreciated was an upvote. This almost assuredly suppresses the more tenured members of the bored's ratios.
Of course, none of this matters so I wouldn't waste 53 seconds trying to figure out a workaround, just thought it was chintriguing and chinteresting chinformation.
This flipside to this coin is that it takes a while to build a brand, so the old guard has more name brand recognition which leads to more chins and up votes.
It's an interesting proposition here. Still, 5 years ago the best post ever that would get 40 chins now would net you three upvotes. It was TUFF sledding back in the day around here.
I'm sorry I missed the good old days. But better late than never.