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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

As the abstraction of the act of streaming from its individual particularities, NPC streaming presents the distillation of the streaming profession, resulting in maximal efficiency in revenue generation. A quantitative increase in this kind of stream will eventually result in a qualitative transformation of the industry where it will be sublated by an entirely novel mode of production, namely the streamer-capitalist who relies entirely on the viewer for both the production and the consumption of their product, and who will eventually become a node in a never-ending tree of subcontractors.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

You missed the most important part, that viewers send emotes (which costs real money, anywhere from a dollar to hundreds depending on the "tier") which the streamer does a reaction to. Effectively charging viewers to see them do a pose/say a phrase on the dollar.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I admit I didn't get that far into the video. Just a cursory wtf is this viewing. But that tracks. I can definitely see parallels drawn from this stuff which is allowed on sites like Twitch(for some reason. Spoiler: that reason is money) and live stream porn sites. It's clearly chauvinistic.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I didn't watch the video either, can't stand that guy. I just tried watching one of them for myself. Interestingly I had more trouble finding actual streams or footage of them than I expected, 99% of search results are just dipshits reacting to it and trying to monetize their reactions or "explanations" of the trend than the actual content itself.

this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2023
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