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by izzydata 1183 days ago
Is there any obvious reason for toxicity at Twitch? Is it at all related to the type of work being done and its relationship to video game culture? Or does it stem from some business perspective of the management instead?
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Very hard to say. I have suspicions but don't really feel comfortable sharing. News like this is a chip in their armor, expect to see more soon.
Streaming in GENERAL seems to be a very toxic world, especially considering what happens when they realize they're basically all competing for the "same slice of the pie" and I suspect that heavily influences working on the actual platform.
That is understandable, but does it make sense for the product of a company to negatively impact the company itself? Perhaps being forced to deal with their customer base rubs off on them.