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Stephen Flavall makes his living by playing video games to an audience of thousands on Twitch. When he first started streaming, he only had about fifteen people at a time watching him. He liked how he could engage with a small community, cracking jokes while people cheered him on.
Unfortunately, the vibe changed as his popularity grew.
“Around 200 viewers was when it started getting exhausting,” says Flavall. “Now I have like 2,000 viewers [at a time] and when that many people are asking you
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