rawb

that were YT exclusive

recall urealms live and all the named whales

as I was working on my scraping script

I saw so many fucking comments, asking when his next big dono was going to be, and complimenting him etc. etc.

oh, and talking about how people saw him in the game

now I didn't watch the streams, so idk if it was more a factor of Rob calling him out in-game or what

because this was before they all became "pillars"

but it struck me as really weird

maybe i'm the weird one, but i think donating so much to someone you dont even know is a dumb thing to do

i get like, if you want to do a $5/$10/$15 donation every so often thats fine

but hundreds?

I mean, you already know the mentality of these people who do this

they literally need to do it to feel like they are apart of the in group

i know but rawb isnt the only one who has whales

Its a less sexual version of people who donate to prostitute camgirls until they go bankrupt

"if I donate, the streamer will be my friend" is the most straightforward

Its people who are too retarded to make friend groups and communities themselves, and too autistic to join an existing one and interact

and then over time, I think there's this sense of obligation that some whales feel

this goes back to me not understanding how people fall into parasocial relationships, but maybe its just my mentality, i don't fall into them thus i cannot understand them

the value of money is relative too, dropping $100/stream, $500/stream etc.

It helps that Rob does not stream daily or even weekly

ok heres the question

I think the hurdle to donate at all, is the big one you have to overcome, to not make it all feel stupid

is there proof that the donations are real

yes

they are real people

where else would rob get his money dolf

can they be fake donations

no

stop being jewish

the big ones

like the 400

he doesnt do anything other than wholesome scams

99 i can accept

Dolf I've interacted with the kind of retards who donate large sums to Rob

they exist

fair enough

spooky is one of them

none of the donations have ever made me think they were fake

just setting the record straight on that

spooky's money goes into maintaining a serverbox that steals robs content

to be fair i just had the thought cross my mind right now so

like possibly some of the urealms ones early on very well could have been fake

Rob has nothing to gain from faking donations

^

if anything, it discourages real donations

yeah i see that point

if he is not trying to set up a hype train sort of thing, 1 off donations do not encourage real ones

I think people who have broken brains, that normalize donations

are the problem

if you think it's ok or normal to give money to twitch/YT streamers

you're the problem

so idk how donations work, but wouldnt he also be losing money by faking donations

There is only one good use for donations

1 second

doesnt that stuff get taxed or get scooped by donation platforms

since you can't audit the backend, there's no "proof" that they really come in

oh right i guess he could just make a fake notification

i'm thinking too literally

lmao

lol

I love that one

Saw then when I was moving my files over

and laughed remembering it

that is true

I donate to Jim

You donated to our boy on the streets during the riots too

but he deserved it

Reg was the realest nigga ever

I wonder what he is up to

I don't see an issue with people donating to content creators they really enjoy. Most people don't whale.

maybe when the civil war happens he will wanter the wasteland of new mexico and film for us

I see an issue with it if it is not because at the moment they are doing something pretty funny. If you are just randomly donating to donate thats weird, but if you are tipping a coin to the dancing monkey I can get that

new mexico is already a wasteland

a civil war wont change that

i know because i live here

Listen dialga, I had to pick a state

my knowledge of states that exist is small