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Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by criddell » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:31 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #3

What's the career progression for streamers and eSports players, anyway? I feel like everyone that does this now is going to be tired of it in 5 years, and then they're just 30 and without a college degree or job experience.

Do you have the same questions for professional athletes in traditional sports?

Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by heavyset_go » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:32 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #3

What's the career progression for streamers and eSports players, anyway? I feel like everyone that does this now is going to be tired of it in 5 years, and then they're just 30 and without a college degree or job experience.

Some of them make enough money to retire if streaming doesn't work out long-term.

Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by siruncledrew » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:33 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #3

What's the career progression for streamers and eSports players, anyway? I feel like everyone that does this now is going to be tired of it in 5 years, and then they're just 30 and without a college degree or job experience.

If someone is an esports player, it would be hard to stay a professional (in most action games at least) at age 30 simply due to natural wear on your hands and reaction times getting slower.

Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by NineStarPoint » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:33 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #3

What's the career progression for streamers and eSports players, anyway? I feel like everyone that does this now is going to be tired of it in 5 years, and then they're just 30 and without a college degree or job experience.

There are quite a few streamers who have been doing it for more than a decade at this point with no sign of slowing down.

On the other hand, there are plenty of ways to sell the skill of building a large following to employers, and plenty of companies looking for people who are experts in social media/streaming platforms.

Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by handrous » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:34 PM UTC

mrtksn wrote: post #2

3 to 8 hours long streams seems to be the norm on Twitch. What kind of lifestyle there’s that allows the consumption of full day long content?

> What kind of lifestyle there’s that allows the consumption of full day long content?

Kids.

Adults without kids.

Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by karaterobot » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:35 PM UTC

This sounds like a bad way to live, and I'm sure it is. But, I wonder if a similarly anxious narrative could be written about the average PM at a startup, or Amazon delivery person, or Uber driver, or really anyone with a demanding job that consumes as much of your time as it can. It seems like being swatted and harassed online are the more unique perils of being a content creator, but the 10-hour stressful days are not, and many people would probably trade their 10-hour stressful days at $40k-$160k a year for 10-hour stressful days at $2 million a year if they could.

Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by RobRivera » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:35 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #3

What's the career progression for streamers and eSports players, anyway? I feel like everyone that does this now is going to be tired of it in 5 years, and then they're just 30 and without a college degree or job experience.

why does every endeavor require career progression? its [Current Year] can't people just enjoy something, take the money and invest it, then go to college, start a business, make a RE empire?

Ask a few military vets, many legitimately just start at the bottom at the totem some place novel into their mid 30s.

Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by dejke » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:35 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #3

What's the career progression for streamers and eSports players, anyway? I feel like everyone that does this now is going to be tired of it in 5 years, and then they're just 30 and without a college degree or job experience.

I think a decent few of them find positions in related fields like talent management or esports. They do probably develop pretty decent relationships in those industries.

Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by beamatronic » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:37 PM UTC

bluedino wrote: post #6

jrockway wrote: post #3

What's the career progression for streamers and eSports players, anyway? I feel like everyone that does this now is going to be tired of it in 5 years, and then they're just 30 and without a college degree or job experience.

Hopefully they invest their money and don't blow it on Ferraris and avocado toast.

Their money goes into GME and crypto

Re: Up all night with a Twitch millionaire

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Post by MarcelOlsz » Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 9:38 PM UTC

handrous wrote: post #15

mrtksn wrote: post #2

3 to 8 hours long streams seems to be the norm on Twitch. What kind of lifestyle there’s that allows the consumption of full day long content?

> What kind of lifestyle there’s that allows the consumption of full day long content? Kids. Adults without kids.

Or just keep it on in a background tab with headphones on? I've always got some kind of podcast running or twitch if I'm not doing deep work (I do frontend, so I'll listen to stuff when writing boilerplate vs problem solving).