LOL, they can’t take holidays? I can’t either. At least they can pay their bills ffs, unlike me.
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gmtom@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nah he’s right. I’m in a friend circle that includes a lot of content creators and the burnout is so palpable, they can’t even take real holidays because if they do the algorithm fucks them over. Then the guy in the group who’s effectively a Janitor is the happiest and well adjusted and he loves his job.
GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
gmtom@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
???
All my other friends? I’m on a very average wage and can take holidays, I have a friend’s that on like 1k/year over minimum who’s going to Japan later this year.
Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Scream out of touch louder. In the US (where Hasan is) federal minimum wage is 7.25 an hour, thats 16,080 a year, add 1000 and you’re saying your friend can afford to pay all their bills and a trip to Japan? The state with the highest minimum wage is Washington at 17.13 total annual being 35,630, add 1,000 36,630. You’re saying thats not only a livable wage but one high enough to afford a trip to Japan?
gmtom@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Americans still don’t understand there are other countries that exist.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Let me get this straight, you’re saying that because some people hate their jobs, nobody is allowed to say a different job sucks? Or is it that nobody is allowed to enjoy their job?
And you’re saying that because some people are struggling financially nobody else is allowed to be doing okay financially and enjoying the fruits of their labor?
Stern@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I get PTO and my job is maybe two steps above flipping burgers. I ain’t going overseas but I can deffo take a vacation. If you’re in a red state or otherwise victim to similar ratfuckery, my condolensces friend.
BetaDoggo_@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I can absolutely see this. Viewers are expecting something new every time they check your page. If you aren’t active for a week they may stop checking.
vithigar@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Are any of your content creator friends trying to get other jobs?
gmtom@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, most of them are actually artists primarily, but getting a stable job in art is quite hard.
vithigar@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Best of luck to them, then.
Bleys@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The person in OP’s picture could retire today and never work again. So clearly it’s not “sucking out his soul” since it’s entirely voluntary.
He’s also talking specifically about streaming which is the absolute lowest common denominator of online content. Like people just flip on OBS and record themselves playing games or eating or reacting to other content, literally just things they would be doing anyways even if they weren’t recording. No one is owed the ability to make money streaming and it’s hard to find a “real job” that provides less value to society than streaming.
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s surprising that more political science majors that want to make a difference to society aren’t working at an Amazon warehouse.
gmtom@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I mean, debatable, hassas is like early 30s and if we make the big big assumption he has $1m in actual savings, then he would have to live for another 50 years just to make it into his 80s which would come out to about $20k/year not considering investments or inflation or anything. So not realistically enough to retire on.
Even if we assume he can retire to a life of luxury, does it being voluntary mean it can’t be a soul sucking? Like my country has a good benefits program and I’m disabled, so I could live the rest of my life on benefits if I wanted to, does that mean I can’t complain about my job and that it can’t be soul destroying?
Bleys@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Bro please Hasan was in the top 5 most hours watched on Twitch last year. Twitch leaks from 2021 (5 years ago when he was “smaller”) show he made $3 million just from ads, not even counting any other sponsorships or deals he had.
And he’s got you out here thinking that he “might, just maybe, if we really stretch belief” have $1 million total net worth. It would be comical if it wasn’t so sad.
This is exactly why streaming is so disgusting. You’re carrying water for a guy who is a multi multi millionaire because you have a parasocial relationship with him and think he’s your friend.
boomzilla@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
AFAIK he doesn’t run AD’s. Watching him for a year now. I’ve never seen any sponsored content. Maybe he get’s money from the politicians he interviews on stream but I doubt it. He only invites those who he has a serious interest in growing their platform. He doesn’t seem to sell out. He regularly mentions his work is solely sponsored by his viewers. I don’t claim that he isn’t a multi millionaire but I don’t see how this invalidates his positions or work.
gmtom@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Okay, firstly I need you to understand I have not watched a single second of a Hassan stream and basically everything I know about him I have learned involuntarily. So your personal attacks about my “parasocial relationship” are entirely unfounded.
But again as I said. Even if he does have enough to retire in luxury why does that mean his job can’t be would destroying? Hassan especially receives an enormous amount of death threats, hate and harassment and streaming in general is very draining.