Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising content

Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by chii on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @01:35AM (#24350273)

> Yeah I rarely watch Twitch but basically do so for two reasons.

I think you may even be in the minority. I would expect most fans of twitch streamers to be an actual fan, not there to merely enjoy the game (even tho the game is actually enjoyable to them as well).

On youtube, it is more likely the opposite - "fans" on youtube enjoy the content, more than the youtuber. This is typically why once a youtuber becomes well-known for one type of content, that they cannot switch away (see the countless minecraft content creators that are somewhat burnt out by minecraft, but continues to make it since it is the majority of their views). Content creators who _are_ personalities and can branch out, have already done so to twitch.

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Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by moksly on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @02:46AM (#24350654)

I think it’s hard to outline why people watch twitch. I follow quite a few blood bowl streamers, and use twitch for little else.

I use it like I use sports. Though at first I did learn things, but now it’s solely for watching high end playoff/championship games, sometimes with friends.

I haven’t really donated much outside the thing you get by having an amazon prime subscription. Which is honestly rather silly considering how much money I pay for my NFL subscription.

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