Members are tired of Jones calling out other casters for being more successful than he is, and then berating the chat when they don’t subscribe to him. The majority of the thread’s posts come down to two things: exhaustion and annoyance.

The negative attention both Jones and the subreddit received after the streamer landed on the front page prompted the response, as questions came flooding in. Now, however, at the height of a feud that reached the front page of Reddit’s default front page, the subreddit’s community wants all mentions of Mitch Jones, one of the most controversial creators, removed.Ī thread posted on the subreddit this week, called “Petition to ban Mitch Jones from this subreddit for constantly trying to make drama out of nothing for views and attention,” now has close to 2,000 comments. These and other familiar casters are notorious for their ability to create controversy. Many of the biggest streamers, including Sodapoppin, Ice_Poseidon and GreekGodX, have made a name for themselves on the subreddit by using drama to win attention. It’s what the popular subreddit r/livestreamfail, which has more than 170,000 members, thrives on. A group of Twitch streamers and YouTube personalities have figured out a core business model that has catapulted them into every major conversation: Drama sells.Ĭontent creators have learned that calling out other casters and appearing on their streams is a good way to get people to pay attention to them.

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