libra00@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Even as someone who is on the internet and watches streams everyday, do you recognize every streamer’s face? Of course not, just the ones you watch. There are people who don’t watch any of them (I’m one of them) and so only know about a few because they see clips of or references to them once in a while or w/e. I could deliver doordash to 100 different streamers every day and it’d probably be weeks or months before I recognized one, and I’m on the pretty much nonstop so I have a lot more exposure than most people who don’t watch them.
moody@lemmings.world 1 day ago
There’s also a difference between some 100 viewer Andy on Twitch, and someone like Kai Cenat or Pokimane or xQc. Those are some recognizable names and faces, and they take precautions about this stuff. They have assistants and other staff that nobody would ever recognize.
libra00@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
You’re making my point for me; I’ve literally never heard any of these names before you mentioned them. Wait, I might’ve heard the name Pokimane before but I must’ve thought it was an alternate pronunciation of Pokemon or something and didn’t realize they were a person, much less who they are.
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yet I have never heard any of those names before. If you ask a random person on the street you’d be better off putting your money on them not knowing those names.
moody@lemmings.world 1 day ago
Some of them are popular enough to have 100k concurrent viewers. Some have had multiple stalkers and threats on their lives. When they go out and do IRL streams, they have to hire security.
The average person may not know who they are, but all it takes is one coincidence to put their lives at risk.