It is increasingly clear that more young people want to be famous streamers and succeed on platforms such as Twitch.
And it is that after all, the idea of making thousands of dollars by playing video games or chatting with viewers is, we must admit, it is quite attractive. But what most of these people ignore is that the road to success is full of obstacles and extremely exhausting.
Little is said about the quality of life of content creators who, for one reason or another, abandoned the streaming platform.
All of this comes to the fore, since a user of reddit, who says he was a streamer of Twitch For 8 years, she wanted to share her story of how she spent a lot of hours on the platform and how it affected her mental health.
He also talked about how difficult it was to get a job after finishing his internet career.
Registered as the user ButterflyOne6843 on reddit he stated at the beginning of his publication that the last He dedicated 8 years of his life to being a Twitch streamer / youtuber. Explain what I worked an average of 12 hours a day and had no days off to rest.
He did not reveal his real name at any time, his nickname on the Amazon platform, or some information with which he could be easily recognized. The former content creator explains that little by little he began to lose interest in the games he used to play and the passion to transmit.
That’s when ButterflyOne6843, also relates that, although he achieved a fairly large fan base and earned enough income to have a good lifestyle, he was a long way from obtaining the money necessary to retire or live without financial worries for the rest of his days.
“I was fed up with the instability of working as a streamer, since one month it could generate $ 10,000 USD and another month closer to $ 2,000 USD. No benefits, no overtime, no medical care, and no Twitch support. My channel and mental state began to decline quite quickly. “explained the former content creator.
He mentions that after leaving the streamer path, having lost interest in the platform and noticing that his mental state was beginning to decline, he decided to give up Twitch Instead, he focused on hitting the gym and fixing relationships that he neglected over the years.
ButterflyOne6843She also mentioned that she lived off her savings for a year and a half, but then it was time to get a normal job.
Which explains, that for him it seemed that it was not going to be something complicated, since illusively, he thought that companies would hire him quickly thanks to his experience in publishing and his growth on a platform like Twitch.
But, things were not as he expected, since the content creator claims that no company hired him.
“Not a single company considered me a potential employee for the jobs I did for almost a decade, after hundreds of applications and a solidly written resume (…) I received maybe 4 job offers after all applications, 2 of the offers were from pyramid schemes and the other 2 were somehow trying to put me on a 1099 ”.
“I’m not trying to complain or feel sorry, I just want people to realize how toxic the life cycle of a Twitch streamer can really be. Only creators who can earn money for retirement get any value, and there are only a few dozen of them. ”
Finally, he added that he recognizes that reality is harsh and sad, even more so, he would never consider returning to Twitch. He concluded his post with a pretty strong claim: “I wish I hadn’t gotten involved (with Twitch) as a teenager”.
Apparently not everything is as it seems and there is no doubt that the dream of being a streamer can be quite tempting, but, like many other professions, not for everyone, less to live only from that profession.
For this reason, some of the most recognized high-profile content creators such as Auronplay and Ibai Llanos, constantly insist to their community not to abandon their studies to pursue the dream of succeeding in the world of streaming.