This “debate” has come up a few times in the streaming community.
Viewer: “Streaming is so easy, you’re basically not even working, streamers are so privileged.”
Streamer: “Can you act?”
Viewer: “No, but what -“
Streamer: “Ok so you can’t act. Have you ever tried acting out a play, but it’s 6 hours long and also hundreds of people get to shout obscenities at you, and also you’re sometimes obligated to respond to their disturbing comments completely ad-lib without breaking character, and also you have to be juggling at the same time?”
Viewer: “… well I still think <INSERT JOB> is harder”
It doesn’t take a genius to realize there a different dimensions of difficulty and yet somehow many people can’t
Viewer: “Streaming is so easy, you’re basically not even working, streamers are so privileged.”
Streamer: “Can you act?”
Viewer: “No, but what -“
Streamer: “Ok so you can’t act. Have you ever tried acting out a play, but it’s 6 hours long and also hundreds of people get to shout obscenities at you, and also you’re sometimes obligated to respond to their disturbing comments completely ad-lib without breaking character, and also you have to be juggling at the same time?”
Viewer: “… well I still think <INSERT JOB> is harder”
It doesn’t take a genius to realize there a different dimensions of difficulty and yet somehow many people can’t