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I think this is a bit reductive because it glosses over the fact that the two trends you cite (more male viewers and more sexual content catering towards larger

by saghm 3y ago

I think this is a bit reductive because it glosses over the fact that the two trends you cite (more male viewers and more sexual content catering towards larger audiences) aren't independent; how do we know that the reason there aren't more female viewers isn't related to the fact that content (sexual or otherwise) isn't attempting to appeal to them? I think it's a fair question to ask whether more sexualized content from men would cause the distribution of viewers to change; if it wouldn't, I think it's also a fair question to ask why that's the case.

slowmovintarget 3y ago
It wouldn't, and there are all sorts of marketing data on why that is. Advertisers and marketers don't study these things for science, they study it for money. Romance is a different thing, but that's something that doesn't lend itself to a Twitch stream. I don't think it makes sense trying to attract female audiences by constructing the exact same thing that appeals to men but hoping to just switch the polarity. It didn't work for Hollywood (women stayed away in droves from the female superhero movies because... it turns out... they're just not that in to them), and it wouldn't work on Twitch.