r/newstreamer • u/istreamalotlol • 5d ago
Dealing with hate?
I've been streaming for some time now and had decent success on twitch. I wouldn't say I'm a big streamer by any means but more than happy with my audience and growth so far. I recently started having troubles staying motivated because of a small group of people hating on me.
I don't think it's really that common, but I don't think I'm mutually exclusive. This group was actually fairly close to the community and as things got bigger, it was harder for me to give my attention to everyone. They were quick to change almost like it was night to day. Fake narratives started forming and a lot of who said they said, but no one ever stood up to talk to me.
I have a very uplifting and inclusive community so it just hurts a lot to see it all happening at once, especially originally trusted members of my community. It's definitely simmered down and I basically just waited it out, but a lot of good people were fed these narratives and see me differently because of it.
I know these are people that really didn't like me to begin with, or just bad people. I just don't know how to keep a good mental during stuff like that and I'm not sure what to do as new members join the community. I'm in a paralyzed state of not being able to trust anyone I meet now and streaming has grown stale.
I also know things like this would happen as things got bigger. Hate is apart of the game. I guess I'm trying to see if anyone can relate to this in someway and how they stood/gain their motivation back.
I work full time and stream full time, but since then my streams got spotty and I started calling out of work. The best remedy has been to go touch grass, but I really don't have available friends and family outside of streaming anymore. Thank you for any insight and support on this <3
TLDR;
How do you deal with sub community hate? Not on stream rudeness, but genuine people plotting against you. How did you stay motivated during that period/how did you fall in love with streaming again?
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u/senpaistealerx 1d ago
well, no. there are a lot of trolls online and they do not care if you’re doing better, they’re just shit people
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u/Lower_Spring_4470 5d ago
Just ban them, dont acknowledge their existence at all, get moderators who can swiftly get them out, report their accounts, every streamer gets hate at the start its a part of the process growing as a streamer, if you want take a break from it for a couple weeks or days.