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The most interesting part, to me: > One of those in the crowd, Josh Ortiz, who lives in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, said he was at the park to see the

The most interesting part, to me: > One of those in the crowd, Josh Ortiz, who lives in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, said he was at the park to see the two YouTube personalities. > “I just came out because I wanted to see them,” Mr. Ortiz, 18, said. “I think a lot of kids thought they could get a free PC or PlayStation and start making money, but I just wanted to see Kai. Read that again: "I think a lot of kids thought they could get a free PC or PlayStation and start making money ..." For some segment of society, is that the perceived model for income and barrier to it - a personal computer of some sort? People imagine that if you can just get one, you can make money? How accurate is that? And for so many people, it's that hard to get a PC or console?

mintaka5 3y ago
the data: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-273.html https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-27... it's probably fairly accurate that that amount people can't afford a gaming platform. i'm not sure your last question is genuinely seeking an answer, but I feel secure in saying that I'm willing to bet a bunch of inner-city kids from Brooklyn, cannot afford a viable gaming system, nor can their families. not everyone lives like you, ya know?!
- geoah 3y ago
  I can’t be sure what the parent commenter’s question was, but for me the weird part was the “and start making money”. Is there common knowledge or sentiment that if only you could get your hands on a console or pc, you can then “start making money”? If so, how? Especially with a console. Is this something these youtubers are promoting or telling people how to so? I completely understand that not everyone can afford a console, but the making money kinda confused me.
  - Iulioh 3y ago
    Making content with a pc (you don't really need a powerful one if you have a console) I mean , he is a YouTuber, is strange that a lot of his fans want to be one?
- briandon 3y ago
  I've re-read the comment to which you're replying a couple of times to make sure I didn't missing something myself. AFAICT, they weren't questioning the existence of people who cannot afford PCs or gaming consoles (the thrust of your reply). They were expressing surprise at the idea, possibly widespread, that merely owning a PC or a gaming console constituted some sort of surefire path to generating income for their owner.

mintaka5 3y ago

the data: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-273.html https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-27... it's probably fairly accurate that that amount people can't afford a gaming platform. i'm not sure your last question is genuinely seeking an answer, but I feel secure in saying that I'm willing to bet a bunch of inner-city kids from Brooklyn, cannot afford a viable gaming system, nor can their families. not everyone lives like you, ya know?!

geoah 3y ago
I can’t be sure what the parent commenter’s question was, but for me the weird part was the “and start making money”. Is there common knowledge or sentiment that if only you could get your hands on a console or pc, you can then “start making money”? If so, how? Especially with a console. Is this something these youtubers are promoting or telling people how to so? I completely understand that not everyone can afford a console, but the making money kinda confused me.
- Iulioh 3y ago
  Making content with a pc (you don't really need a powerful one if you have a console) I mean , he is a YouTuber, is strange that a lot of his fans want to be one?
briandon 3y ago
I've re-read the comment to which you're replying a couple of times to make sure I didn't missing something myself. AFAICT, they weren't questioning the existence of people who cannot afford PCs or gaming consoles (the thrust of your reply). They were expressing surprise at the idea, possibly widespread, that merely owning a PC or a gaming console constituted some sort of surefire path to generating income for their owner.