EmilyCC, a streamer who has been streaming since 2016, opened up about the impact her intense job has had on her life.
The 28-year-old influencer does marathon live streams, meaning she stays live for long periods, sometimes for days or even weeks without stopping.
She set the record for the longest live stream on Twitch, and has no intention of stopping. However, in a conversation with The Washington Post, she admitted that the lack of privacy is affecting her personal life.
Emily told the publication that she had dreamed of getting married and buying a house by the age of 30, but now that she is two years away from that age, she said she is too busy to achieve those goals.
Her love life is stagnant because she doesn’t have time to focus on a relationship. She has had to decline invitations to weddings and decided not to go out to celebrate her birthday to avoid interrupting a live stream.
Considering that each fan pays $5.99 to subscribe to their favorite Twitch streamer’s channel, it is a lucrative job, even after platform cuts.
Emily didn’t reveal how much she earns, but explained that “you can have the best month of your life on Twitch, or you can have the worst.” This happens due to fluctuations in subscriber numbers or the number of ads shown during a live stream.
According to Streams Charts, Emily’s income is estimated to be around $5,000 per month. But this comes at a cost. Some days, she is so depressed to entertain her fans that she starts a live stream just to stay in bed.
She can’t take breaks, as it would be “career suicide.” Emily said she has heard complaints from her fans, who say she’s no longer doing “fun stuff” or that she “sleeps too much.” “I’m like: ‘What more do you want?’”
Emily even opened a live stream the day she broke up with her boyfriend. “It forces me to do things I don’t want to do because I want this stream to work. I want it to work so badly that I just don’t care anymore.”
Even her relationship with her parents has been affected, as they don’t understand why she’s always live. “If I was always live, I wouldn’t have to think about anything. I just want to be as amazing as possible.”
Photo and video: Instagram @emilycctwitch. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
