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I think that it is pretty fair that it will be a waiting game to most people. But I think there is definitely a mutual exchange relationship - dedicated members

I think that it is pretty fair that it will be a waiting game to most people. But I think there is definitely a mutual exchange relationship - dedicated members and enthusiasts post and build up communities, keep them going, and moderate them. Then when the experts come in, their is already a place for them to show off, where they know that people who understand what makes their talents special will appreciate it. So they end up working together, and if you give the finger to the enthusiasts who log on everyday and facilitate discussion, then the domain experts will eventually follow because there is no reason for them to post to a dead community.

noirbot 3y ago
This seems true, but there's also another level to it. If you're a major figure in a community yourself, you have plenty of other outlets to show off and get your message out. Those folks come to posts on Reddit because the audience is there. Maybe they're just cross-posting their instagram posts, but they're doing it because they know it'll reach a decent amount of people that wouldn't see their stuff otherwise. Getting to that point takes time, and it takes dedicated amateurs keeping the community growing, engaged, and excited in the meantime to get it to the point where it's big enough that bigger names care to jump in.