AFAIK there are no internet points connected with being fast, but I guess that's a valid point. That's why I like being able to see the usernames so I can compare against users I trust/recognize. Very rarely have I had a time that's
longer than what the average gives me, and I usually attribute that to different versions of a survey or something.
I would assume that you'd be faster than the general population, too.
I thought people were complaining about the averages shown next to the HITs, when you only see one value. I assume that's the average, anyway? If you're looking at actual reviews on the website, it should be easy enough to see which users have crazy times and just discredit them to being aliens. I'd imagine it's the same people consistently.
I didn't mean to end up being a spokesperson, lol. I just know that I'm labeled as one of the crazy fast people and I don't scam. In fact, I've got two toddlers and a slew of animals constantly interrupting me. But I also don't generally review anything that's under $12/hour, so by default I'm probably artificially inflating the times because I don't review the slow stuff.