I am sorry about your disappointment, @Shagmond , however looks like you totally misunderstood the meaning of the Guiding Stars feature, that it is not about points and views, it is about people who spent their time for the place where they live, or the community, or the Local Community, doing something very special, using the Google Tools in an incredible way.
Being a Guiding Star myself, when I read your post at first I decided not to reply. Then I changed my mind because, while I respect your disappointment but I think that we should also respect the 151 Guiding Stars selected by Google in the last three years.
As you are new in the community I think you should at least read the post written by Google about everyone of them, before to comment. In that way you may understand who they are, and how they contribute. Personally I think they are a reference for many, an example for a lot of people, and they should be at least respected. I can learn from them, I can grow with their help, and I honestly believe that everyone can. They are an example and a resource for everyone of us.
But if you want to talk about numbers …
@MortenCopenhagen is one of the most helpful Local Guide in Connect, always available to help everyone is asking for help here in the community. I am not surprise for him being selected as a Community Builder, because what he’s doing for the community is incredible, and like for everyone of us, he’s doing this as a volunteer. But if you want to focus on points and views, well, he has near 492 thousands points, and his most viewed photo (I am talking of 1 photo only) has around 1/3 of the total view of my photos, and 4 times your total views. He’s from Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital. Do you think he deserve to be here, even if he’s not from NYC? I think so.
@TorM is a Local Guide from Munich, Bavaria’s capital. He has “78,000 photos with more than 3.5 billion views, 11 lists, and 3,000+ places added on Google Maps”. Do you think he deserve to be here, even if he’s not from Chicago? I think so.
@TravellerG is a Local Guide From Bangalore, the biggest High-Tech area of India. He’s a huge drive and mentor for the Local Community, and in Connect he spread both his knowledge about photography and his knowledge of the area with very interesting posts. He has only 133 million views because he wants to focus mostly on Localbusinesses.
I think you forgot to mention Seattle. Well, @Kwiksatik is in Seattle, and “credits the features in Google Maps and the incredible community of Local Guides to feeling more protected and connected**. Megan’s actively opened up several dialogues with fellow Local Guides around the world to foster a multicultural lens that supports Black-owned businesses and Women-led organizations.” In Any case she has 155 millions of views
Did you said Detroit? Well, @Erna_LaBeau (Guiding Stars 2021) is from Detroit. She “applied her passion for helping others, accessibility, and community to all that she does as a Local Guide. Building community on and off Connect since 2018, Erna doesn’t allow the pandemic to stop her”. She has five times my views with the same amount of photos.
@KarenVChin is from San Francisco. “She has taken an active interest in its many neighborhoods and small businesses, fostering community there in her work on Google Maps and off. She has been a groundbreaker for years, first as the first female Local Guides Connect Moderator, then by uplifting Asian communities and Asian-owned businesses through her #LocalGuidesSupportAsiansBusinesses challenge.” She has more than 168 million views, with just a bit more than 4000 photos.
I’ve just mentioned a few of them, but feel free to check every single profile. Maybe this will help you to understand why they are Guiding Stars. As I know most of them, I can tell you that all of them are not contributing for points and views. They simply receive points and views because they contribute. But what push all of them is their passion. Everyone on his own way, they share their passion for helping others.
Maybe reading their story can help you to find your own way, and maybe next year one of the post will be about you 
Good luck and Good life
. Good job here post G.S activities. 
