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It's not as unskilled as you might think it is. Professionals here put in a lot of thought and effort to their promoting their specific niche, brand, etc. Many

It's not as unskilled as you might think it is. Professionals here put in a lot of thought and effort to their promoting their specific niche, brand, etc. Many of them have a solid understanding of lighting and photography and employ that knowledge to improve their work. This is about as insulting as saying photography is "unskilled labor". Sure, anyone can take a photograph. But the people who are at the top are generally there because of hard work and business smarts.

CapricornNoble 6y ago
Can you articulate how this particular Twitch streamer is employing deep knowledge and thought to improve her work? To the tune of $250k+ compensation? Can't anyone hire someone with experience in theater/film lighting to setup their stream studio with a day's labor? https://twitter.com/gundamishere/status/1106672499796951040?lang=en https://twitter.com/gundamishere/status/1106672499796951040?...
- chillwaves 6y ago
  So are you saying just because she is pretty she can pull in those $$? Because there are a lot of pretty women in the world and I would say 99% aren't 1% as successful. There is definitely skill and knowledge involved.
  - CapricornNoble 6y ago
    >>Because there are a lot of pretty women in the world and I would say 99% aren't 1% as successful. 99% of the pretty women aren't leveraging a tech platform to directly extract resources from lonely dudes across the entire planet. It's more due to ignorance of their options for monetizing their sexuality than it is well-developed and unique skillsets. I've actually been debating starting a CamStudio with a friend of mine, as I've met more than a few cute women who don't grasp the concept of "You can make more money by just sitting your butt in front of a computer monitor all day in makeup and a low-cut top". Anyone who has worked in a cabaret, a "girls bar/snack bar", or a strip club understands the basics of talking to the Johns, and appearance-enhancing makeup and outfits. Camming/streaming just combines their social skills with IT/technical support to expand their potential client base. They won't become Belle Delphine overnight but there's a lot of room for low-effort revenue growth with a bit of management and guidance, IMO.
- orangecat 6y ago
  Here's a detailed writeup from a successful camgirl. It's way more than lighting. https://knowingless.com/2018/11/19/maximizing-your-slut-impact-an-overly-analytical-guide-to-camgirling/ https://knowingless.com/2018/11/19/maximizing-your-slut-impa...
  - 082349872349872 6y ago
    > "The ‘control show’ I mentioned above plays into this. Give men a way to fight against each other, with tokens. A common tactic is to have guys buy into “teams”, and whichever team tips the most, wins ..." Did I just learn something about two-party politics?
    - nickpp 6y ago
      And party donations.
throwaway0a5e 6y ago
Is pouring concrete unskilled labor? At some point yes you need the business side of things under control and yes there are many finer points to it but that stuff scales very well and most of the actual work is done by people who are nothing more than able bodied and capable of following instructions.

CapricornNoble 6y ago

Can you articulate how this particular Twitch streamer is employing deep knowledge and thought to improve her work? To the tune of $250k+ compensation? Can't anyone hire someone with experience in theater/film lighting to setup their stream studio with a day's labor? https://twitter.com/gundamishere/status/1106672499796951040?lang=en https://twitter.com/gundamishere/status/1106672499796951040?...

chillwaves 6y ago
So are you saying just because she is pretty she can pull in those $$? Because there are a lot of pretty women in the world and I would say 99% aren't 1% as successful. There is definitely skill and knowledge involved.
- CapricornNoble 6y ago
  >>Because there are a lot of pretty women in the world and I would say 99% aren't 1% as successful. 99% of the pretty women aren't leveraging a tech platform to directly extract resources from lonely dudes across the entire planet. It's more due to ignorance of their options for monetizing their sexuality than it is well-developed and unique skillsets. I've actually been debating starting a CamStudio with a friend of mine, as I've met more than a few cute women who don't grasp the concept of "You can make more money by just sitting your butt in front of a computer monitor all day in makeup and a low-cut top". Anyone who has worked in a cabaret, a "girls bar/snack bar", or a strip club understands the basics of talking to the Johns, and appearance-enhancing makeup and outfits. Camming/streaming just combines their social skills with IT/technical support to expand their potential client base. They won't become Belle Delphine overnight but there's a lot of room for low-effort revenue growth with a bit of management and guidance, IMO.
orangecat 6y ago
Here's a detailed writeup from a successful camgirl. It's way more than lighting. https://knowingless.com/2018/11/19/maximizing-your-slut-impact-an-overly-analytical-guide-to-camgirling/ https://knowingless.com/2018/11/19/maximizing-your-slut-impa...
- 082349872349872 6y ago
  > "The ‘control show’ I mentioned above plays into this. Give men a way to fight against each other, with tokens. A common tactic is to have guys buy into “teams”, and whichever team tips the most, wins ..." Did I just learn something about two-party politics?
  - nickpp 6y ago
    And party donations.

throwaway0a5e 6y ago

Is pouring concrete unskilled labor? At some point yes you need the business side of things under control and yes there are many finer points to it but that stuff scales very well and most of the actual work is done by people who are nothing more than able bodied and capable of following instructions.