>>510153268Local reputation mattered a lot and internet reputation was meaningless.
I played MtG as a kid and read the Dojo and other sites and then later on listened to World of Warcraft podcasts and out of all of them only TotalBiscuit had any relevancy into the 2010s but none of it mattered irl outside of conventions. Also the only person who was famous for just being famous was Paris Hilton and that was only on TV.
Nowadays kids all know Mr.Beast and IShowSpeed.