I am guessing the most popular streamers have gotten where they are by hard work.
Yes some is luck, attractiveness, etc. But that's true in all careers.
Just because they're playing games doesn't mean they aren't working. Athletes get insane amounts of money to play games. They exert themselves more physically, but I expect being a top steamer day in and out isn't a cake walk either.
Yeah, a lot of people, especially younger folks that want to be a streamer, miss the fact that people don't watch streamers just to watch someone play a game, they watch them because the streamer is entertaining.
Unless you're an absolute god at whatever game you're playing, nobody wants to simply watch you play a game. People come for the live commentary and audience interaction.
Being a successful stream takes charisma and cleverness, and being clever and charismatic for 3+ hours straight to entertain your audience can be exhausting.
Yes some is luck, attractiveness, etc. But that's true in all careers.
Just because they're playing games doesn't mean they aren't working. Athletes get insane amounts of money to play games. They exert themselves more physically, but I expect being a top steamer day in and out isn't a cake walk either.