> In the past 30 days I've streamed 3 times (trying to get back into it, Rust-focused, etc.). Before that (years ago) I used to stream regularly, all sorts of content. My lifetime earnings are $16.69 - way below the $50 payout threshold.
This person would make more money competing with devs in 3rd world countries in the race to the bottom that is Upwork and Fiverr.
At what point do the armies of content creators figure out that providing effectively free programming with your own equipment and time for a live TV network is bad economics?
I do live stream on Twitch. but I have no desire to ever make money on those platforms. Clearly it's not even possible. I started using Twitch share my work day with my team. We weren't doing anything particularly secret, so I didn't care that the work was done in public. Twitch was an easy way to stream.
This person would make more money competing with devs in 3rd world countries in the race to the bottom that is Upwork and Fiverr.
At what point do the armies of content creators figure out that providing effectively free programming with your own equipment and time for a live TV network is bad economics?