https://youtu.be/xRMIFwhveeU?t=1700> there's a literal number that you can pay attention to> like the score in a video game> high score = you're being extra funny, low score = you're not very funny.> there's a lot of min-maxing, overlaps and meta shit relating to streams to increase numbers - it's exhausting.> can't ignore the numbers because he stresses about it too much.> "If I'm ignoring bad things, I'm giving myself more problems" is what I think.> Industry is cutthroat (immediately rephrases).> "Around April, I was the top dog for a bit. We were growing faster than everyone else."> "We're still doing well, but not quite as well as we were."> just being there once makes you want to do it again. "It happened. Go and get it back" - hence pressure.Jeez this guy really is a numberfag at his core.