Well I never made a big deal about getting emblems, but I did and still do have some favorites that I like and might not already have. Still I wish there could be a way emblems can become an awesome thing to show you really step out in the crowd. Since users don't really care to pay attention much to the emblem tabs of someone's profile, it won't really matter. However, I still like the whole emblem thing being around because without them we might not even know a few personalities of others. XD For example, the Fierce emblem or the Drama Queen emblem. You can automatically agree that the member is a true fierce person or a drama queen of some kind.
All in all, I still care and like the whole system. No matter if it died down on popularity, old things can still be good. :]
3,000th post, woot!