“To tell you honestly, I am a lot more hurt and upset by how Twitch handled it during and after the fact.”

  • krooklochurm@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    You cultivate these parasocial relationships with people online who pay you for them. Like.

    You should be safe attending an event like this. And doing so doesn’t give anyone the right to you, to hurt you, or anything about you beyond what choose to share.

    At the same time the entire streaming thing seems designed to prey upon lonely maladjusted weirdos, so while I’m not shocked that someone tried soemthing like this (I am shocked at how shitty the security was here), this isn’t super surprising.

    The entire thing feels exploitative and gross for everyone involved, both the streamers and the people watching / paying them.

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      4 months ago

      She makes money exploiting these people, promoting their fantasies. It’s fucked from both sides.

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          4 months ago

          So you’re 11 years old? She knows exactly why man boys are watching her and it’s not for her Fortnite techniques.

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            4 months ago

            Well I read about some camgirls who found out they made more money acting like a gamrgurl. But I’m sure there’s plenty more girls who start out with the same ambition as their male counterparts. I imagine it’s super tough for them to balance on that slippery slope when it becomes your job to get as many subscribers and donations as possible. And even if they don’t choose to cater to them there’s going to be plenty of creeps, just like with ‘classic’ celebrities.