I gave up on it, but for a different reason. Strava is basically "done" in that all the roads have been ridden tens of thousands (and even hundreds of thousands) of times. Take away the cheating and the ranking on climbs just becomes ossified over time. It basically started out as a fun activity and turned into a public performance that nobody else cared about.
There are plenty of other apps out there you can use to track your personal progress that don't have the "social" bit attached.
There are plenty of other apps out there you can use to track your personal progress that don't have the "social" bit attached.