let me break it down for you mark
the ROBBER path is robbing attention from others by ragebaiting, goonbaiting, or just posting stuff no one wants to see or just being a dick. getting into drama via allegations is a good exception to the former.
the INVESTOR path is the path that requires lots of diligence. getting into zero drama and being famous by being liked is what this path is about. It takes a lot of time though.
most users have become famous due to a combination of these. however, users like skyocean, jeffrey, TCK, and spinel are famous robbers, but they're more notorious than famous
very few people are true investors. a good recent example is purple the artist, she just doesn't care about drama and focuses on sharing her wins instead of targeting others
uh sorry for the yap
tl;dr is you can be a dick and become notorious quickly, or be nice and become well-liked a little slower
