Dave has been complaining about not reaching the membership goals but he does have some other ways he could reach his goals like Devouring with the Pig or the Begathons. But before I get into that let's break down why he isn't getting more memberships. When he was on Twitch he had the subs goal where he did an "event" for the following month. This was a clear incentive for people to sub to him or gift him because they got something out of it besides a dumb pop-up. Also the fact that most people had Prime made it easier since they didn't have to really spend. So in the eyes of the fans, it was not really wasting money because the main reason to have Amazon Prime is probably to watch videos and of course the shipping, Twitch Prime is just a bonus with no drawbacks. So the Prime Subbers had no reason not to sub to Dave since it was free.
Now the gifted subs is a different story but still similar. First, gifted subbers probably want to meet the goal so they could see the "event" happen at the end of the month. Second, it was a way to stick it to the trolls that Dave was meeting his sub goals, therefore boosting Dave's feelings. This led to Dave praising and sucking off those who gave those gifted subs. Hence OIC, KingTut, and the other idiots who gifted subs getting all giddy and gay when Dave acknowledged them for their contributions.
Now his transition to YouTube caused some issues since YouTube doesn't have a gifted membership option nor a free way to give a membership like Prime. Thus, his Prime subs are gone for that reason, a few maybe paid for memberships but I would say most didn't. Also the gifted subbers stop giving since no gifting option is on YouTube.
But wait couldn't the gifted subbers give Dave the money that they would gift subs on Twitch through PayPal or Superchats? After all, if they love Dave and his content they would just tip him right? Well, no they don't care for Dave. One reason they gifted subs was because there was a goal where an event would happen which incentivized them to gift, plus it would stick it to the trolls. Second reason is that they paid through Twitch, so Dave never had access to their personal info. Thus, PayPal would be off the table since that allowed Dave to potentially doxx them. And with Superchats there is no goal or incentive except a dumb shoutout. And Dave gives little respect to Superchatters so why would the former gift subbers pay through Superchats since there is no reward. So the former gift subbers have no reason to give Dave money since PayPal is doxxing yourself and Superchats give them no reward. On top of that, it is a pain to make multiple accounts, especially to make hundreds just to give him memberships.
The solution Dave could do is simple. Either remove the membership goal or have the membership goal be for making a "Feasting with the Goutlord" or a "DSP Sucks It" video. Then make a Superchats goal, where if he reached $420 with Superchats that month he would do a Begathon. And if he reached beyond that, say $666, he would do a "Viewers Choice" stream or some other dumb viewer related stream. And when the month is over just reset that amount and start over again. And if he is scared that his viewers will stop giving Superchats after the goal then fuck the $150 tips hat vest goal and make it that if they reach $75 in Superchats then he would put the vest on for that stream. But leave $75 in tips for the glasses and hat only. So even if you reach the monthly Superchat goal, the daily vest goal for Superchats will entice people to give Superchats every stream. But hey that is just my thoughts on this and I doubt Dave would take any of this into consideration since he values tips more than anything. So Stop treating Superchats like shit, and start giving goals for Superchats. Relying just on memberships is dumb since no gifting memberships exist and tipping scares people because of doxxing. Superchats could save his dumb streams.
