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I seriously don't understand donating money to people who stream video games....
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If I ever see a Youtuber/Streamer who is worth my ££££££ then I'll have no issue giving it to them.I haven't encountered one yet though.
I don't even get the appeal of watching them stream let alone give them money. Hey you do you I guess but ehhh.
Street performers with a great big street + people with lots of expendable income = capitalizing on that novelty factor.
A trick as old as time!
A trick as old as time!
Neither's going to the venue lmao
Why would we want to think about depressing things? There's flashy stuff on these screens goddammit!
How do you feel about Patreon, OP?
They donate because they like the streamer and their persona or niche they fill, and feel that they want to support them and make certain they can continue streaming, or even stream more full-time.
They donate because they like the streamer and their persona or niche they fill, and feel that they want to support them and make certain they can continue streaming, or even stream more full-time.
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I forget most of the people on this site are shutins who have no human contact to begin with. And donating five bucks to someone streaming a game they like so the can get a shoutout from the personality....gotcha.
Yeah, everyone's a shut in because you don't understand paying someone for their work. If anything I've seen people on this site hate on streamers way more then they should.
I do enjoy watching Gacha streamers when a major unit is released; the highs an or lows are pretty entertaining. I guess the money they get goes right back into the game.
Here's a few reasons:
- You like the entertainment, you pay for it so they can keep making it or to show your appreciation
- You want your name to be read out (or displayed) live on stream for people to see
- You want the streamer, a popular person (perhaps your idol), to see/say your name
- You like the entertainment, you pay for it so they can keep making it or to show your appreciation
- You want your name to be read out (or displayed) live on stream for people to see
- You want the streamer, a popular person (perhaps your idol), to see/say your name
I've never truly felt old and out of touch until Twitch blew up. Every aspect about the content and culture is bizarre to me.
Oh, nice job insulting people here for posting reasons why people do it. You sound incredibly ignorant and narrow-minded.
LOL you never had any intention of actually having a conversation around the topic. Just here to put people down. You're a scumbag.
That's my opinion, too.
I mean if someone is playing it well or does some amazing things in game of course, that's fun to watch. But paying for all of this?
Lol nope..
You'll get a lot of shit for this OP, but I tend to agree with you. I'm a hypocrite though because I have a GB Premium membership...so yeah...I don't know why I do that when I could donate that money to a homeless shelter or unicef. I guess it's that we feel better about giving our money to something that we see the direct results of, vs some humanitarian effort that may or may not ever directly impact our lives.
I personally don't enjoy watching people play games unless it's a game that requires some sort of skill. Most big streamers that garner a ton of money are annoying to me. Their content consists of games I don't enjoy, don't require much skill, and in addition, their commentary is generally obnoxious. There are some exceptions, of course. I enjoy watching TheGamer2323 from time to time. He's simply a funny person who plays games.
Some people donate to streamers for their 2 seconds of fame. Some just shitpost.
Indeed.
I seriously don't understand your confusion.
Some people feel like the person who has entertained them is worthy of a monetary value that will go towards the creation of said entertainment.
What a baffling thread.
They're not paying for the content of the game, they're paying for the personality and/or skill of the streamer playing it.
Didn't expect to see this mentioned in this thread, but...belter.
Yeah I don't understand it either.
I think it's mainly just people wanting to be noticed/mentioned by the streamer. I don't mean to make it sound so pathetic but that's how it comes across, especially with how alerts pop up.
Also streamers have definitely become adept at playing up the "support the stream" angle, as if each individual donation is contributing to food on their plate.
I think it's mainly just people wanting to be noticed/mentioned by the streamer. I don't mean to make it sound so pathetic but that's how it comes across, especially with how alerts pop up.
Also streamers have definitely become adept at playing up the "support the stream" angle, as if each individual donation is contributing to food on their plate.
You're ignoring all the points people are giving you, then belittling them for it. Maybe you need some human contact?
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