The streamers aren't just sitting there playing games. They're commenting, interacting, and entertaining people. They are entertainers and hosts, just in a non-traditional way. Joe Schmoe can't just start a Youtube channel streaming his Destiny runs and expect it to take off.
Similarly, don't be jealous of the professional gamers. Imagine playing the same game, obsessively, over and over ten hours a day, every day. That's what it takes to be as good at games as these guys are. It's not playing anymore, it's a job and a career. The last thing you'd want to do is ever play a video game just for fun, it would ruin the whole thing.
Fascinating new world, but much like how 'video game tester' sounded like an awesome job when you were a kid, very misunderstood. These guys are very talented or very skilled and extremely dedicated to what they're doing.
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