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[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 64 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

I've actually attempted live streaming. It totally sucks the joy out of sitting in front of a computer and zoning out playing your game. You start to go "Oh no I can't play this game cuz I'm playing it on stream."

I wasn't majorly successful but I still made affiliate and had some regular watchers. The pressure to create content and be entertaining and stay engaged was too much for me and continue doing it all for the paltry sums that I was getting.

I could also feel the pressure to become someone I'm not to reach more people. Something I refused to do. In the end though I made enough money streaming to make up for all the equipment I bought for it. I ran out of real time to stream when I got a new job that demanded more time from me. I am making so much more money so much faster by just clocking in and out every day and i feel like I'm building my skills in the field I'm in instead of making me hate my entertainment options.

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I get that but like doing the same shit with excel and no audience instead also fucking sucks lol

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

True but when you have a moment where you just need to sit lean back, stretch, and say "argh I fucking hate excel", you don't have an audience arguing that you should love it. Or maybe you do have an audience but it's colleagues who have similar experience and can commiserate or give advice about the latest annoyance if they know a trick.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

well imagine theres like 15 people back seat driving your spreadsheets

Given how much I disagree with myself I effectively have that for everything. When I say everything I mean everything, can't even jack off to porn without some stupid gremlin side of my psyche telling me 1/10 acting is shit not enough foreplay.

[–] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 6 points 6 days ago

for me, streaming is a way for me to share my activity with my friends and have fun. i've given my friends many ways to interact with (bully) me on-stream, and it's all good fun. if my social battery ever drains, i stop streaming for a few days.

i got my affiliate, and am currently not fussed about getting that partner. if i ever get popular, sure, that would be very cool, but honestly, i'm happy with sharing the joy with my friends.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

One guy I still really like to watch hit the perfect stride. He has a real job now, but he occasionally streams based on when he feels like, and has a pretty dedicated, very small, group of followers he feels safe around. He’s fine with ending stream early if there’s no real vibe.

He used to be much bigger, so he has the experience; he’s just fine with downsizing a bit, playing variety games, etc.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Aside from the streamdeck, which tbh i coulda memorized some keyboard commands instead, I can justify the other streaming related buys like the webcam and fancy mic with the boom arm and pop filter as being useful if a bit extra for other shit.

I get dogwater viewers but I just shoot the shit and play stuff I was going to play anyhow so its a few extra bucks to play with some buddies on the proverbial couch heckling or rooting for me as the case may be.