I wonder why people even bother making rants, arguments, or stuff like this when it won't change anything? Sure, it may hit a few 10-20 people in PMC that are reading this but that's only a small number compared to the current population of PMC, and it's still growing everyday.
Anyway, back to the topic. I really don't see your point here. Your skin has no seeable shading whatsoever while the other person's skin shows a subtle and clear transition of colors. Although the hair is on the hat layer and this makes it looks bulky, I appreciate the effort the user put into selecting the colors for the palette and shading the whole skin. Try using the noise tool on the noise tool and compare it to the top ranking skin. Does the shading look similar? I'll leave you to answer that question.
The reason why you see all those 'blurred messes' when you search for a topic is because they are liked by the community. That's about it.
