There are some people who work well within platforms and some who work well outside of platforms. A platform, in many ways, levels the playing fields. It gives

There are some people who work well within platforms and some who work well outside of platforms. A platform, in many ways, levels the playing fields. It gives a bigger chance to us 'normals'. See, those who do well outside of platforms are those funny, smart people that are always the center of attraction. They somehow have this magical ability to get people to gather around them - they become they center of attention wherever they go. Those who do well within the platforms are the people who are willing to spend time studying the quirks of the platforms, and optimizing for it. Within a platform, the popular people who are usually the center of attention just by the force of their personality can get overshadowed by the meticulous researcher dude. So often, you'll find that people who are already popular and famous say to work outside of the platform. Those who know they are not the type of person to draw people to themselves by magic will prefer to work within a platform.