By all means, I am not a supporter of giving kudos, as those who will look at my profile will find out. However, over the course of the past few months, the number of kudos given out has drastically decreased. As of late, I rarely come across a thread, or post, that has received kudos. The question must be asked. Is a simple thing such as clicking a button to show admiration for a post coming to an end?
I think people just began to ignore the whole concept of kudos. As @seven said, awards are not really valuable anymore. They are more or less just for show.