i wonder a lot what twitch streamers do to get massive followings. i don't think my streams are remotely exciting, but i've never broken 22 simultaneous viewers and they're nearly all personal friends.
it's worth noting that i have absolutely, positively no idea what the big name streamers do. like literally none. what could possibly be worth millions of subscribers? they can't possibly be funny, and there's only so much you can actually do while playing a game.
i'm absolutely unwilling to soil my eyes by watching any of their stuff, but i think about it all the time. like i always hear about these naive young people who think they're going to become huge on twitch and make it their career and i'm like...
if i fantasize about becoming known for art, i figure i'll learn to make beautiful paintings or meaningful poems. if i imagine running a talk show, i figure i'll ask people unusual questions and make funny jokes. what is the imagined expertise at videogame streaming?
do they just play really *well*? are they funny, or something? what is the draw? what do they literally do for dozens of hours a day on camera?
I guess my point is I can't imagine doing twitch better than I do it, and I don't do it well enough to get more than about twenty people, which doesn't surprise me at all. so what are they filling the space with?
like i'm not saying i'm really good, i'm saying i don't understand what you can do during a videogame stream other than play the game and comment on it, and that runs dry pretty quick. there's only so much to actually say.
but i mean i guess maybe i just don't have some kind of gene needed to understand Constantly Talking. every time i turn on a lets play that has talking, within thirty seconds i'm like "dude you don't have anything to say knock it off"
