[kaesar14]

You can watch him livestream some incredible shit. He's absolutely the real deal. Yes, he's big on social media, but every niche hobby like this has a standout who's great on media (Hikaru comes to mind for chess) that does great things for promoting the community.

[rgoulter]

I think the majority of Hikaru's popularity comes from how dominant he is at chess, particularly faster time formats like blitz/bullet.

Seems to me he still commonly demonstrates a level of sportsmanship such that the online chess "Sportsmanship Award" is named after him.

[kaesar14]

Oddly enough that os also what georainbolt is known for in the community!

[Breza]

It warms my heart whenever people are rewarded for being 1. Amazingly skilled at a thing, 2. Kind-hearted, and 3. Good at video production. No need for clickbait, outrage, trash talking, etc. Just quality content of someone doing something well and being nice about it.