Current Events > do you think making let's play videos and streaming on twitch is a job?

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AugustAdoulin 05/25/17 10:28:15 PM #1:	Like, that's all they do. Play vidya games to make let's plays and streams on twitch full time. Do you think that is a respectable job CE? --- http://i.imgur.com/oxJUXM4.jpg <cite>AugustAdoulin posted [p:879820803] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>Like, that's all they do. Play vidya games to make let's plays and streams on twitch full time. Do you think that is a respectable job CE?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommonStar 05/25/17 10:29:09 PM #2:	It can be. It's entertainment for the masses whether you agree or not. <cite>CommonStar posted [p:879820869] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>It can be. It's entertainment for the masses whether you agree or not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Link43130 05/25/17 10:30:20 PM #3:	you changed the question from job to respectable job --- Steam/XBL/PSN: Link43130 <cite>Link43130 posted [p:879820931] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>you changed the question from job to respectable job</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iosifsvoboda 05/25/17 10:31:24 PM #4:	Depends whether they make enough money to survive --- ^_^ <cite>iosifsvoboda posted [p:879820995] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>Depends whether they make enough money to survive</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AugustAdoulin 05/25/17 10:32:05 PM #5:	iosifsvoboda posted... Depends whether they make enough money to survive with the help of a paetron, yes. --- http://i.imgur.com/oxJUXM4.jpg <cite>AugustAdoulin posted [p:879821047] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>iosifsvoboda posted...</cite> <quote>Depends whether they make enough money to survive</quote> with the help of a paetron, yes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/25/17 10:32:12 PM #6:	If they make enough money to live on then yes it is. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:879821060] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>If they make enough money to live on then yes it is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 05/25/17 10:32:33 PM #7:	If you do a thing and get paid for it I think it's fair to call that a job. --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:879821078] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>If you do a thing and get paid for it I think it's fair to call that a job.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
prince_leo 05/25/17 10:32:57 PM #8:	MC_BatCommander posted... If you do a thing and get paid for it I think it's fair to call that a job. --- https://imgur.com/uHUvpSH http://error1355.com/ce/prince_leo.html <cite>prince_leo posted [p:879821097] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>MC_BatCommander posted...</cite> <quote>If you do a thing and get paid for it I think it's fair to call that a job.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Link43130 05/25/17 10:38:14 PM #9:	JE19426 posted... If they make enough money to live on then yes it is. wait then does this mean a lot of minimum wage jobs aren't actually jobs since you don't make enough to live? --- Steam/XBL/PSN: Link43130 <cite>Link43130 posted [p:879821426] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote>If they make enough money to live on then yes it is.</quote> wait then does this mean a lot of minimum wage jobs aren't actually jobs since you don't make enough to live?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 05/25/17 10:38:49 PM #10:	MC_BatCommander posted... If you do a thing and get paid for it I think it's fair to call that a job. --- an aspirin the size of the sun. <cite>Antifar posted [p:879821455] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>MC_BatCommander posted...</cite> <quote>If you do a thing and get paid for it I think it's fair to call that a job.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/25/17 10:39:54 PM #11:	Link43130 posted... wait then does this mean a lot of minimum wage jobs aren't actually jobs since you don't make enough to live? I didn’t say that. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:879821556] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>Link43130 posted...</cite> <quote>wait then does this mean a lot of minimum wage jobs aren't actually jobs since you don't make enough to live?</quote> I didn’t say that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KlRBEH 05/25/17 10:40:16 PM #12:	Hey if you have enough loyal fans to bring enough money to be able to live comfortably I can't knock your hustle Although I don't think I will ever get into watching Lets Plays --- http://i.imgur.com/fUaBI.jpg I NEEDUH MONSTA TA CLOBBA DAT DERE KIRBEH <cite>KlRBEH posted [p:879821583] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>Hey if you have enough loyal fans to bring enough money to be able to live comfortably I can't knock your hustle Although I don't think I will ever get into watching Lets Plays</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Link43130 05/25/17 10:41:42 PM #13:	JE19426 posted... Link43130 posted... wait then does this mean a lot of minimum wage jobs aren't actually jobs since you don't make enough to live? I didn’t say that. what did you say then --- Steam/XBL/PSN: Link43130 <cite>Link43130 posted [p:879821699] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Link43130 posted...</cite> <quote>wait then does this mean a lot of minimum wage jobs aren't actually jobs since you don't make enough to live?</quote> I didn’t say that.</quote> what did you say then</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 05/25/17 10:42:14 PM #14:	It's the free market. And you're a part of it. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:879821745] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>It's the free market. And you're a part of it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Airhammy 05/25/17 10:42:24 PM #15:	Well I've watched someone make over $10k for game incentives in the last 25 days, so yes. --- http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/ <cite>Airhammy posted [p:879821758] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>Well I've watched someone make over $10k for game incentives in the last 25 days, so yes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kisai 05/25/17 10:45:45 PM #16:	Well, to a certain extent, you have to be born with a certain talent for being outgoing, entertaining, keeping peoples' interest, attractive, have a nice personality... Kind of like any other entertainer, I guess. --- WHO MODS THE MODERATORS? <cite>Kisai posted [p:879821952] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>Well, to a certain extent, you have to be born with a certain talent for being outgoing, entertaining, keeping peoples' interest, attractive, have a nice personality... Kind of like any other entertainer, I guess.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AugustAdoulin 05/25/17 10:47:45 PM #17:	Kisai posted... Well, to a certain extent, you have to be born with a certain talent for being outgoing, entertaining, keeping peoples' interest, attractive, have a nice personality... Kind of like any other entertainer, I guess. That's not true. Darksydephil is none of those things. --- http://i.imgur.com/oxJUXM4.jpg <cite>AugustAdoulin posted [p:879822066] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kisai posted...</cite> <quote>Well, to a certain extent, you have to be born with a certain talent for being outgoing, entertaining, keeping peoples' interest, attractive, have a nice personality... Kind of like any other entertainer, I guess.</quote> That's not true. Darksydephil is none of those things.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sami1000 05/25/17 10:49:38 PM #18:	Its a job if they make enough money to live. Sure, all they do is play video games, but you would be amazed how little actual work some people do in some jobs. --- What's cooler than werewolf? Wereman! <cite>Sami1000 posted [p:879822178] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>Its a job if they make enough money to live. Sure, all they do is play video games, but you would be amazed how little actual work some people do in some jobs.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kisai 05/25/17 10:57:36 PM #19:	AugustAdoulin posted... That's not true. Darksydephil is none of those things. His is also an act though, a character. Kind of like how Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report didn't actually believe most of the things he was saying, it was just part of the character. Pretty sure the intention is to laugh at the character's stupidity. --- WHO MODS THE MODERATORS? <cite>Kisai posted [p:879822649] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>AugustAdoulin posted...</cite> <quote>That's not true. Darksydephil is none of those things.</quote> His is also an act though, a character. Kind of like how Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report didn't actually believe most of the things he was saying, it was just part of the character. Pretty sure the intention is to laugh at the character's stupidity.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MaverickXeo 05/25/17 10:58:20 PM #20:	Link43130 posted... JE19426 posted... If they make enough money to live on then yes it is. wait then does this mean a lot of minimum wage jobs aren't actually jobs since you don't make enough to live? You can make enough to live on min wage though... --- --- MaverickXeo --- <cite>MaverickXeo posted [p:879822698] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>Link43130 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote>If they make enough money to live on then yes it is.</quote> wait then does this mean a lot of minimum wage jobs aren't actually jobs since you don't make enough to live?</quote> You can make enough to live on min wage though...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 05/25/17 11:00:24 PM #21:	Sure why not? Entertainment is entertainment. If you're boring and uninteresting you can't turn it into much of a career...but look at a group like the Game Grumps....They've been going strong for years, turned it into a corporation and have made a living off of it because their videos are entertaining enough to last. <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:879822826] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>Sure why not? Entertainment is entertainment. If you're boring and uninteresting you can't turn it into much of a career...but look at a group like the Game Grumps....They've been going strong for years, turned it into a corporation and have made a living off of it because their videos are entertaining enough to last.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AugustAdoulin 05/25/17 11:01:26 PM #22:	Kisai posted... AugustAdoulin posted... That's not true. Darksydephil is none of those things. His is also an act though, a character. Kind of like how Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report didn't actually believe most of the things he was saying, it was just part of the character. Pretty sure the intention is to laugh at the character's stupidity. You're giving him too much credit. He really is that awful. That's his personality. --- http://i.imgur.com/oxJUXM4.jpg <cite>AugustAdoulin posted [p:879822904] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kisai posted...</cite> <quote><cite>AugustAdoulin posted...</cite> <quote>That's not true. Darksydephil is none of those things.</quote> His is also an act though, a character. Kind of like how Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report didn't actually believe most of the things he was saying, it was just part of the character. Pretty sure the intention is to laugh at the character's stupidity.</quote> You're giving him too much credit. He really is that awful. That's his personality.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Soviet_Shurima 05/27/17 11:51:50 PM #23:	Link43130 posted... you changed the question from job to respectable job gotta love misleading questions on CE --- I am Microwaved_Eggs "CE has also complained before" - Terra-enforcer <cite>Soviet_Shurima posted [p:879940358] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>Link43130 posted...</cite> <quote>you changed the question from job to respectable job</quote> gotta love misleading questions on CE</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SideshowBob311 05/28/17 12:35:49 AM #24:	If you make enough money doing something to support yourself, then it's a job. Doesn't seem that difficult. --- "Whether or not you can handle it, you have just heard another statement of the TRUTH." [WoT] - [Evil Republican] <cite>SideshowBob311 posted [p:879942072] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>If you make enough money doing something to support yourself, then it's a job. Doesn't seem that difficult.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R0N1N187 05/28/17 12:37:56 AM #25:	People giving/donating you money =/= job <cite>R0N1N187 posted [p:879942137] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>People giving/donating you money =/= job</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Welchin 05/28/17 12:38:30 AM #26:	I don't think I'd call it a JOB per se, but you can certainly make a career out of it. Just a new branch of the entertainment industry --- Not associated with any other user, I just like grape juice <cite>Welchin posted [p:879942158] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>I don't think I'd call it a JOB per se, but you can certainly make a career out of it. Just a new branch of the entertainment industry</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Welchin 05/28/17 12:39:33 AM #27:	R0N1N187 posted... People giving/donating you money =/= job You're looking at it the wrong way. Its more like you're putting on a performance and people are tipping you for it. --- Not associated with any other user, I just like grape juice <cite>Welchin posted [p:879942203] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>R0N1N187 posted...</cite> <quote>People giving/donating you money =/= job</quote> You're looking at it the wrong way. Its more like you're putting on a performance and people are tipping you for it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 05/28/17 12:39:44 AM #28:	If they make a decent amount, of course Much better than being a wagecuck --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:879942215] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>If they make a decent amount, of course Much better than being a wagecuck</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raikuro 05/28/17 12:40:05 AM #29:	More respectable than having an income entirely off the stock market tbh <cite>Raikuro posted [p:879942227] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>More respectable than having an income entirely off the stock market tbh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThanksUglyGod 05/28/17 12:41:19 AM #30:	They're getting paid (in some cases really well) to do something they love. That's, like, the best kind of job. <cite>ThanksUglyGod posted [p:879942269] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote>They're getting paid (in some cases really well) to do something they love. That's, like, the best kind of job.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R0N1N187 05/28/17 12:42:45 AM #31:	Welchin posted... R0N1N187 posted... People giving/donating you money =/= job You're looking at it the wrong way. Its more like you're putting on a performance and people are tipping you for it. Yeah.... thats not a job. Thats like saying a homeless person with a sign asking for money has a job. <cite>R0N1N187 posted [p:879942312] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>Welchin posted...</cite> <quote><cite>R0N1N187 posted...</cite> <quote>People giving/donating you money =/= job</quote> You're looking at it the wrong way. Its more like you're putting on a performance and people are tipping you for it.</quote> Yeah.... thats not a job. Thats like saying a homeless person with a sign asking for money has a job.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MTRodaba2468 05/28/17 1:08:00 AM #32:	R0N1N187 posted... Welchin posted... R0N1N187 posted... People giving/donating you money =/= job You're looking at it the wrong way. Its more like you're putting on a performance and people are tipping you for it. Yeah.... thats not a job. Thats like saying a homeless person with a sign asking for money has a job. I think a better example would be it's like being a waiter/waitress: nowadays you earn a small amount of money from the actual job (in this case, via ad revenue or streams) but get the bulk of money from tips (in this case, Patreon and the ilk). As far as whether it's a job, of course it is. It's a form of entertainment; if they can get paid for it, more power to them. --- "You need a hobby. I suggest sticking forks in your eyes."-DJosef http://www.facebook.com/mtrunplugged <cite>MTRodaba2468 posted [p:879943138] in do you thi... [t:75387183]...</cite> <quote><cite>R0N1N187 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Welchin posted...</cite> <quote><cite>R0N1N187 posted...</cite> <quote>People giving/donating you money =/= job</quote> You're looking at it the wrong way. Its more like you're putting on a performance and people are tipping you for it.</quote> Yeah.... thats not a job. Thats like saying a homeless person with a sign asking for money has a job.</quote> I think a better example would be it's like being a waiter/waitress: nowadays you earn a small amount of money from the actual job (in this case, via ad revenue or streams) but get the bulk of money from tips (in this case, Patreon and the ilk). As far as whether it's a job, of course it is. It's a form of entertainment; if they can get paid for it, more power to them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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