For most things, especially art, I would think that the expanded access to like-minded people would more than make up for the expanded visibility of people more

For most things, especially art, I would think that the expanded access to like-minded people would more than make up for the expanded visibility of people more skilled than you. Before the internet, would your place in the world have been defined around you being the most skilled linocut artist in your small town? That doesn’t seem likely. Surely now you have access to a relatively vast community of people interested in linocut art, nearly all of which are not among the few most skilled artists in the form.