Content creators have to hear more often that they should do “real work”. With Twitch streamer “Mcky” it hit the wrong person, because the 30-year-old knows hard work. But he prefers to gamble full-time.
What streamer is this? Michael alias “Mcky” is one of the most viewed streamers on German Twitch. He has more than 1.3 million followers on his MckyTV channel. But that wasn’t always the case: According to his own statements, he used to be addicted to gambling and heavily in debt.
Today Mcky is living his dream. However, he has little understanding for the nasty saying of a viewer.
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What was that situation? On April 25, Mcky tweeted about an incident that happened during his stream the night before. A viewer asked him in the chat to go to work properly instead of streaming.
How did the streamer react? He explained to the viewer that he used to work normally, but would rather earn his money with video games. But he wished the viewer “a lot of fun farming.” That could have settled the matter if it weren’t for the streamer’s community.
Because the fans showered Mcky with gift subscriptions. He couldn’t keep up with thanking each one individually. The streamer realizes that the viewer would have chosen the wrong channel for his saying: his community would just be so upset that they would give him presents even more.
He thanked his fans for their support:
You guys are the reason I’ve been able to do this for years and I get up every day and I’m like, “What an amazing life I have.” That I can do what I do, how I do it, without taking shady deals, without selling my ass to gambling, without promoting alcohol. Just that I can be me and I’m very grateful for that and have been for years. love love love
Mcky via Twitch Streamer wants to give back
What’s behind it? On Twitter, the streamer explained why the support of his fans means so much to him. Mcky talks about his past. At 19 he worked in a furniture store, at 23 he worked during the day and still sat down in the evening to stream.
In fact, Mcky has been on Twitch since 2015, but it wasn’t until November 2017 that he made his breakthrough. Within 4 months he jumped from an average of 44 viewers to 1,309, meanwhile there are over 4,500 (via sullygnome).
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With the support from his fans, it’s important for Mcky to stay grateful. In a comment he writes that it is important not only to use this blessing for yourself, but also to give something back: to your community, to charitable purposes, to your own environment (via Twitter).
For people in a more traditional profession, it’s sometimes hard to fathom how much money great content creators get for playing half the day. This can sometimes lead to heated discussions. For example, with Twitch streamer Elotrix, who did not like the comment of a viewer at all:
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