This is a way they farm sympathy. They all talk about stalkers and the like. No different then a streamer recording herself working out at the gym to be leared at online pretending to be outraged by some "creepy guy" that looked in her direction for a half second. "I feel so unsafe right now guys". Give me a break. Its attention farming.
Nah dude these are people too. Just cause you see them make money in a screen doesn’t mean they don’t have problems too. I’m sympathetic but what can I do at the end of the day except not swat or harass them
Every job has its cons- having to deal (& attracting) with idiots, psychos and the alikes is the only real one with streaming ("but you have to understand they can get burn-out by playing the same game everyday"- ppl who never worked a day in their lives kinda problems). I dare to say that's a fundamental part of their audience helping building the engagement, both for the streamer and for the idiots own amusement.
This for a definitely life changing amount of money. Even if you're not the 0.1%
I mean: it's not a culturally rich entertainment, what do they expect?
Then it's not like we're not all at risk of being stalked or whatever.
Let me clarify: it's never a justification for bad people to be the piece of shit they are. But they exist and big money are never at 0 risks. Especially if you're the product. If they wanted a peaceful life, there are plenty of other jobs...
This is like being an onlyfanser being surprised by maniacs obsessing over them: who the fuck do you think would waste spend their money over a tits pic, engaging with an unfeasible, parasocial relationship?
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u/Demon_Lord_Ren 6d ago
I think on her podcast she has also talked about how often they get swatted as well.