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Mummelmann on 11 December 2020
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curl-6 said:
Mummelmann said:

Absolutely so, I can't stand that style of "influencer" or streamer at all. The main difference in this instance though is that female streamers play a lot more on sexuality, and the protests against virtual girls seem to revolve mainly around legitimizing "real" female streamers. In other words; people are upset or feel threatened that made up, rendered people might make it more difficult to make money off of your face and body online. To me, that just tastes kind of foul, being childish and loud is hard to compare to playing almost solely on your looks and sexuality. What the two groups have in common though is that they help perpetuate stereotypes about a hobby already fraught with stigma; that girls don't really care about gaming and just want attention and that boys who play games are immature and perhaps a bit of a dick. 

Personally I find the acting like a 12 year old more annoying, but I don't watch either type of streamer as I can look at sexy women elsewhere and I don't find any appeal to watching other people playing a video game online, to be frank it baffles me why so many people would even want to watch a stranger playing a video game on camera at all.

I completely agree that both perpetuate pretty crappy stereotypes about gamers.

I don't watch streamers live at all, I really don't see the point of it. I sometimes watch parts of a Let's Play on youtube to gain an understanding of gameplay mechanics and features, as well as possible technical issues. Pretty much the only content I want to watch is properly edited, well-spoken or at the very least genuinely funny and with some kind of purpose. To me, it's unbelievable that a persona like Pewdiepie has become the monolith he has, it's absolutely insane.

One thing I really like though is looking up bits and pieces from other gamers when you become stuck in a game. Using gaming sites and similar solutions often results in blaring ads, shitty formatting and half-assed actual video with lots of filler (to keep you there for more ads).

As for the psychology behind the boys/men who toss money at female streamers, this is as fascinating as it is sad. We talk a lot about this at work since we meet kids who are in the typical risk zone of resorting to just that type of behavior since they lack understanding of human relations and the concepts of reciprocation and proper emotional connection and regulation.