I share the same opinion as most people here: to compare streaming as a job being taxing compared to actual blue-collar work is retarded. But I'd like to point out something. Streaming on Twitch is easy; anyone can do it. But if you're starting from nothing, have no help and you want to make a
living off of it, it's actually really,
really difficult to do that, especially since you have to compete with thousands of other wannabe streamers. The average Twitch streamer has a whopping
27.7 views per stream
. For every Hasan out there who has it all in terms of viewership numbers, there are at least a thousand more people on Twitch that struggle to have even 50 people watching them.
Someone who wants to make it big on Twitch, if they're not pivoting from YouTube fame or something like that and they aren't a female with big tits or a cute anime avatar, will undoubtedly have to be on the grind: they'll need to stream for as long as possible, except unlike Hasan they aren't showered with money in the process. They will likely spend hundreds upon hundreds of hours streaming to a small audience as they attempt to build up their fanbase. They'll also likely need to spend time learning how to be entertaining live, crafting their own style of content and establishing their own niche. And even if they do all that, they'll still need to wait for that one lucky moment, the one clip that makes it big and introduces people to them. Some streamers probably will never get that moment. Others might get that moment but then they're forgotten, for one reason or another. Not to mention, of course, that any games, equipment and whatever streaming expenses you may have will have to be covered one way or another. For those who don't have a rich family member, that means they'll likely have to have an
actual job.
So why am I saying all this? It's because it illustrates how Hasan is a hypocrite even among the (")peers(") in his (")profession("), let alone actual blue-collar work. Hasan
didn't start from nothing. He didn't have to spend countless hours building his audience and perfecting his craft. He never had a moment where there was literally no one watching him broadcast, he never had to work a side job before he became successful. Hasan got everything from his family connections, he started out with viewer numbers that wannabe streamers would kill for. And he still has the gall to claim he's an oppressed proletariat. He couldn't be more wrong. Even in terms of being a Twitch streamer, Hasan Piker is a bona-fide bourgeoisie.
These jokes just write themselves. Nice going Hasan and Denims.
