Yeah it's frustrating to see. I had to block one user who kept posting selfies asking if they passed or just saying "I don't feel like I pass" because it felt like they were just looking for attention.
The issue is that input leap has no releases and has to be built yourself. Which is fairly easy on Linux but a huge pain on Windows. I gave up once I realized an removed Developer account was required to build it.
I think in the hypothetical scenario of a magically self sustaining portal that seemingly generates its own energy to keep active, energy would be applied to the people via the portal
"Usually" definitely isn't accurate