• germtm.@lemmy.world
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    same but for everything in my life.

    i know, that sounds schizo as fuck, my dear chat members.

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      I live alone, I too talk to the imaginary camera to keep sane. At least I think it keeps me sane.

      Thanks for the bits, bananaman66764.

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        Ah see, I talk to my cat when I’m at home. It isn’t just me talking to myself, it’s enrichment for my little furry buddy!

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      My middle-school aged kids explained the difference between cooked and cookin’ to me the other day, and now they really get to roll their eyes when I intentionally use them in as corny ways as possible.

      Bonus points for coming with other, terrible, slang. You can really get a cringe if you say something like "Chat, we’re cookin’ now - I’m all rizzed up”

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    I tried streaming for the first time over the weekend. Damn is it hard to keep talking for multiple hours straight. Especially when there’s zero messages in the chat. Streamers make it look normal but damn is it not

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      Get a producer or anyone with you and talk to them. That’s how radio and TV broadcasters used to do it. They would talk to the console or camera operator. Eventually it becomes natural to talk by yourself. It does look like unhinged behavior without the context. But it is an old skill, as old as radio broadcast. Try acting monologues to yourself, it also helps.

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        But why? If you don’t enjoy it, why try to get into streaming? The chances that it’ll pay back for itself are incredibly small and it takes years of consistent streaming to get any kind of consistent audience.

        If you do enjoy it, then by all means, practice a bit so it gets more natural (and more enjoyable).

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          OP left no indication of whether they enjoy or not. Just that it is hard. And it is hard. Broadcasters are trained formally to do it. It requires improvisation skills, acting and physical and mental stamina. But, it can also be very rewarding. Like most things in life, there’s some level of initial discomfort and hardship involved in getting to do or experience cool things. You get to choose what you want to face or not.

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            Oh for sure. I know some people who really enjoy it, and it is work.

            That said, there seems to be some weird fascination w/ streaming/YouTubing, so I feel like people feel some pressure to get into it. How it’s presented is very different from the work that goes into it, so I’m just pointing out that if it’s not enjoyable, it’s probably not a you problem.

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      do it for fun. I dabbled a little to no audiece, I just liked putting on a show. No one’s watching, well, no one listens to my music either.

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      I don’t think it’s that bad if you’re trying to solve a problem. Still, I would whisper rather than say it out loud.

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    I have thought about showing off my gigantic single player creative mode Minecraft map through a live stream for years, I spent most of my free time over a decade of manually just building huge, huge structures.

    And pretending to show it off to a live stream, talking about it and explaining it makes it easier to remember what/why/how I built stuff…

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    I used to do this as a kid constantly before streaming ever existed.

    Taking a piss outside? Literally competing for the longest piss distance tournament and taking the gold.

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    At that point just hit record and decide later if you want to post some parts of it.

    Wil help build confidence to start streaming.

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Anon should just do a stream and do their best and hope one of the popular streamers/youtubers pity them and give them a donation and a shoutout to a massive audience.

    Pity views better than no views.