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One other aspect not mentioned that I see creators struggle with is being just below that threshold & the consequences in an algo driven world.

i.e. You have 60% enough true fans and need the more lukewarm crowd to make ends meet.

The true fans will be there no matter what. The lukewarms can easily disappear just because the black box algo has decided it doesn't like your twitch stream this month and funneled them somewhere else.

Suddenly the creator has an existential career crisis on their hands and might need to drop streaming entirely in favour of full time burger flipping just due to $$$.