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I tend to agree, but its always amazing to me how much that seems to matter to viewers on twitch. The entire streamer business model centers around people payin

I tend to agree, but its always amazing to me how much that seems to matter to viewers on twitch. The entire streamer business model centers around people paying to have someone say their name.

k3liutZu 6y ago
Well you do it mostly to support content producers.
slg 6y ago
I was just having this debate the other day on HN. Just because "saying someones name" is the most visible return someone gets for a Twitch subscription does not mean that is the primary or only motivating factor. People don't donate to NPR solely because they want a tote bag. Supporting and motivating creators is also a huge reason for donating even if it isn't a tangible return.
- oblio 6y ago
  You're right that it's not solely because of that. But I think it's probably the main reason, by far. It's almost impossible to bet on human vanity and lose :-)
read_if_gay_ 6y ago
I doubt most donations are made just to get a callout. That seems like an overly simplified, pessimist view.
reaperducer 6y ago
its always amazing to me how much that seems to matter to viewers on twitch It's like when you're at a Cheap Trick concert and the singer shouts, "Hello, Madison! Are you ready to rock?!" Hopefully, the concert is actually in Madison, and isn't in Hoboken.
- oblio 6y ago
  Or if you want to have an even funnier example, Bucharest and Budapest. For those that don't know the backstory, Bucharest is the capital of Romania. Budapest is the capital of Hungary. Romania and Hungary don't like each other. The safest way to get a crowd to boo as an entertainer you is to mix up the two names :-) Or, for more embarrassment: https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/400-athletic-bilbao-fans-travelled-hungary-see-europa-180349205.html https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/400-athle...
bby 6y ago
Explain what this means to non twitch users?
Philip-J-Fry 6y ago
That only really applies to donations. There's much more to Twitch and live interactions than someone saying someone's name. Not to mention that Twitch is a largely free service for viewers if you don't want to pay. The Twitch business model revolves around communities more than it does a streamer saying someone's name. I subscribe to streamers but the emoticons to use in other chats. Many people donate not just for someone to say their name but for their donation to get read out by text-to-speech engines. Some streamers even have AI driven TTS which has famous people voices. The same can't really be said about things like Peloton.
remir 6y ago
Loneliness will be one of the big problem of this century.

I tend to agree, but its always amazing to me how much that seems to matter to viewers on twitch. The entire streamer business model centers around people paying to have someone say their name.

k3liutZu 6y ago

Well you do it mostly to support content producers.

slg 6y ago

I was just having this debate the other day on HN. Just because "saying someones name" is the most visible return someone gets for a Twitch subscription does not mean that is the primary or only motivating factor. People don't donate to NPR solely because they want a tote bag. Supporting and motivating creators is also a huge reason for donating even if it isn't a tangible return.

oblio 6y ago
You're right that it's not solely because of that. But I think it's probably the main reason, by far. It's almost impossible to bet on human vanity and lose :-)

read_if_gay_ 6y ago

I doubt most donations are made just to get a callout. That seems like an overly simplified, pessimist view.

reaperducer 6y ago

its always amazing to me how much that seems to matter to viewers on twitch It's like when you're at a Cheap Trick concert and the singer shouts, "Hello, Madison! Are you ready to rock?!" Hopefully, the concert is actually in Madison, and isn't in Hoboken.

oblio 6y ago
Or if you want to have an even funnier example, Bucharest and Budapest. For those that don't know the backstory, Bucharest is the capital of Romania. Budapest is the capital of Hungary. Romania and Hungary don't like each other. The safest way to get a crowd to boo as an entertainer you is to mix up the two names :-) Or, for more embarrassment: https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/400-athletic-bilbao-fans-travelled-hungary-see-europa-180349205.html https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/400-athle...

bby 6y ago

Explain what this means to non twitch users?

Philip-J-Fry 6y ago

That only really applies to donations. There's much more to Twitch and live interactions than someone saying someone's name. Not to mention that Twitch is a largely free service for viewers if you don't want to pay. The Twitch business model revolves around communities more than it does a streamer saying someone's name. I subscribe to streamers but the emoticons to use in other chats. Many people donate not just for someone to say their name but for their donation to get read out by text-to-speech engines. Some streamers even have AI driven TTS which has famous people voices. The same can't really be said about things like Peloton.

remir 6y ago

Loneliness will be one of the big problem of this century.