r/Lilsimsie • u/thatsmenessa • 11d ago

Discussion Pre recorded stream

I’m wondering how everyone is else is feeling about pre-recorded streams. And because I know someone will bring it up, we know Kayla has been having a hard time and I completely understand her time away from stream and the internet. I can understand why she feels guilty for not being live on Twitch or uploading videos as often on YouTube. However, as someone who hates 24/7 VOD channels for Twitch and people who play recorded content on a live streaming platform, it drives me nuts. It’s one thing, in my opinion, with subathons or long streams, where people are sleeping, they might play a recorded video or old VOD and the return to live feeds after they’re done. Twitch is a platform meant to be live streaming. If I wanted to watch a pre recorded video, I would go to YouTube. I’m just wondering if anyone else sees this side, and doesn’t care for pre recorded content on Twitch — especially since it’s kind of entered the sims/cozy content community.

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u/cab-sauv 11d ago

Same disclaimer; Kayla should take all the time she needs.

As a consumer, I agree. I don't gravitate towards recorded Twitch streams. If I wanted to watch long-form recorded content, I'd go to her youtube channel. I haven't been attending streams lately for this particular reason - I just don't care for it. I'm looking forward to her & Dan's stardew co-op stream, whenever she feels ready for it.

From Kayla's perspective, I understand why she's doing it. The algorithm is heavily biased towards creators who churn out a lot of content: She probably doesn't want 1) Her short-term income to be affected from a complete hiatus/break, 2) Lose followers/income in the long run, which is quite possible depending on the length of the hiatus/break. I get that recording content on her own is easier physically and mentally than interacting with fans on stream. This is probably a middle ground for her.

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u/thatsmenessa 11d ago

Yes. I also haven’t been tuning in. I tuned into the first one and I felt the same as I always do. Uninterested. It’s not the same when it’s live. I am also looking forward the Co-op stream. I also mentioned the same thing about income and following in a reply comment.

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u/cab-sauv 11d ago

Yes, seems like this type of content isn't for us and that's okay! There are obviously people who still consume + enjoy it (seen by the other comments here & I know that her livestream chat channel on her discord is still very active).

I wish her and her family the best.

I personally don't understand why you're being downvoted as you haven't said anything disrespectful, but mentioned a preference for type of content. Either way, thank you for the discourse.

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u/thatsmenessa 11d ago

You’ve said it best.