Dad's Log - A Glimpse Into The Mind Of A Broadcaster

I want to talk a little bit about misplaced ownership. A few weeks back Skyan covered a topic like this, and I've noticed recently a bunch of posts about this on Twitter as well, so I figured I'd address it from my perspective. Misplaced ownership can take a few different forms, but most often I find it taking place when financial contributions are made. It seems SOME viewers get a sense that they can have certain controls when they tip or sub. This is NOT every viewer. But what usually happens is that they feel they should have special control over the stream, whether that's determining games played, or priority play time, etc.. My encouragement for you as a content creator, is to be mindful of exactly how much weight you give to financial contributions, and be very clear about the lines you draw. Sub-only games and special Discord access are normal, but be careful when you start putting more weight on "money changes" versus others, it's a slippery slope to losing control. God bless!