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Is it worth becoming a letsplay streamer as a hobby, sorta? (piefed.zip)
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I want to know the whole process of what its like streaming games as a hobby. Im not the best at games but i still like them and i think it would be neat to build a community possible, but im still unsure?

Im not even sure where to start to stream to a community? i may be hard on myself but i just feel im boring, i really demotivate myself instead of starting things i want to do.

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[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

It's a way to socialize a bit while gaming for your own entertainment, the goal and focus needs to be to enjoy it yourself, your spectators are just going to drop in and come along for the ride (maybe), try not to completely forget they're there, but don't let it change the way you're playing, just play the game like you would be if some friends were on your couch watching with you. The harder you try to "put on a show" the more awkward and uncomfortable it will be for everyone. That might be something that comes later, as you develop your skill at streaming (yes, it's a skill) but you can't start there.

Treat it like a hobby, it's just something you're doing for yourself, for fun. If other people enjoy it, great, if they don't, big whoop. Maybe you think you're boring. Maybe you are. But everyone on this planet has different personalities and different things that interest them, I don't care how boring you are, there are some people on this planet who will guaranteed NOT find you boring at all. Don't try to be someone you're not to attract people, let the people who don't find you boring find you. There may not be very many who ever show up, but that's pretty common even for streamers who aren't boring. Don't look at it as you failed, look at it as you didn't win the lottery. Because you probably won't. It would be nice if you did, but it's a hobby, not a career. Stick to the hobby.