>>88294826>>88294874Those factors directly affect the streamer's content if they want to grow or sustain themselves. Being the top streamer in a category is a big deal because you appear at the top, so more people click you. This makes FOTM and early access games imperative, not just a nice-to-have.
Going long allows you more chances to move to the top as people stop streaming. This encourages low-effort react content.
Because of the lack of organic discoverability, getting raided by other streamers becomes the most disproportionately advantageous method of growth. This encourages sucking up to people with large numbers and changing your content to appeal to those people.
>>88294993And I do use twitch for a variety of things and pop in on small indies from time to time. There are definitely nice streamers who don't have to do any of this. They just never grow.