COVENTRY, R.I. — You were hit with an overwhelming sense of outrage and self-righteous indignation after your follow of Twitch streamer Henry_Headsh0t was met with total silence, sources report.
“What the fuck, dude,” you complained shortly after the onscreen announcement of your gesture was met with nothing. “I’ve been watching this guy’s stream for like 20 minutes and thought I’d give him a follow because I’ve been getting really into VALORANT lately. I even waited until his match ended and he was back in the lobby so he would see that AlwayzBlazedRI was now following him. He wasn’t even addressing anyone in chat or looking at his phone at the time; he just completely ignored it. I guess this guy just doesn’t appreciate his fans.”
Henry_Headsh0t reacted to your irritation.
“I was gearing up for the next match,” Henry_Headsh0t said dismissively as he navigated through Fracture. “While I certainly appreciate the follows, I can’t be bothered to individually call out every new one that pops up on my screen. This is my job, man, not a meet and greet. My skills are what got me all these viewers, and I need to be at the top of my game so I can max my creds and get better gear. Why doesn’t this guy throw me some subs for a few months? I’ll be more than happy to give him a shoutout then.”
Sociologist Carl Yng discussed the prevalence of this phenomenon.
“The ability to interact with our idols is higher now than it’s been in the modern era,” Yng mentioned. “Whether it’s social media or gaming platforms like Twitch, fans are now able to carry on conversations in real-time with their heroes. At surface level, this seems great, but it’s resulted in some heightened senses of entitlement among people who expect to receive unlimited attention from those they’re following. In their eyes, public figures are just vessels for them to boost their own clout amongst their peer groups.”
At press time, you had switched to Hasan’s channel and became upset again when he scrolled past your “lol based” comment in the chat.
