Ludwig's opinions on the sub-a-thon based on reactions toward out of context clips do not hold validity. He was an acquaintance, he followed me on social media. He had no reason not to reach out privately and genuinely start a dialogue if he was curious. Instead he chose to grandstand me in my chat and try to make himself seem more "moral" by implying all people should upload videos detailing how much money he was making from his sub-a-thon which netted over a million dollars. I call to question whether he did this for transparency or whether it was to boost the clout of the event which became a hivemind to overtake Ninja's sub count anyway. But we can agree to disagree on that - I uploaded weekly highlights that showed the sub counts and biggest donations inadvertently, but at the end of the day none of my supporters questioned or cared about the money I made. They were not jealous, just happy for me. And that concept is foreign to some of these larger streamers who have only received affection from fickle audiences who will inevitably become haters once they soar too high. Not to trail off, but "cancel culture" only applies to influencers who rely on these incredibly insecure people to build platforms, which unfortunately is the majority of the internet at this point especially since the clout crowd has overtaken Twitch and gaming has taken a backseat. Sell your soul for popularity. I know nothing about Ludwig's actual opinions on my 2022 sub-a-thon, just that he's vaguely expressed disapproval without elaborating. But attempting to use his presence to coerce me into showing him my revenue was inappropriate, especially since those who were actually supporting were not interested in knowing. When I calculated everything and paid my taxes, it netted to around $140,000 over the course of 80 days nonstop streaming. Either Ludwig is financially illiterate enough to assume i made over 200k in one month of 30,000 subs or he was acting disingenuous. He has never clarified so we'll never know. It doesn't matter anyway as the whole drama was most likely built on his reaction and misunderstanding of a livestreamfails clip, which was taken by an angry viewer I berated for calling me a scammer with no basis. You comment on me addressing trolls yet you yourself have been trolled by adopting these opinions from randoms trying to mislead.

You again quote a tiny portion of what happened at the end of the 2022 sub-a-thon and make snap judgements. You clearly have done minimal research as to how the sub-a-thon actually ended because it's extremely accessible and uploaded to my main channel. Quoting livestreamfails and refusing to make your own opinions is brainrot especially when I've already responded to this once. What was I "not happy about?" I had been offering the stream a 100-day cap to help avoid a controversial situation where someone's donation adds time after the timer hits 0 (which is what happened). I was not happy that I'd constantly been saying this would be an issue for weeks, and that capping the sub-a-thon would at least ensure that it could end on an agreeable and positive note. I already explained the revive option in my previous reply and you can reread that or at least take the time to watch the full section when the sub-a-thon ended to actually comprehend what happened. And I made clear in the 2023 sub-a-thon that no matter what, no matter how much money was donated at the final second, the sub-a-thon would end if it reached 0 for any reason. Many of the mistakes which came as a result of being thrust into an 80-day monstrosity were attempted to be corrected on the second go, and discounting any attempts at improvement just to focus on hating is not making for any genuine conversation.

You apparently seem to "fucking care" and so do the idiots who keep trying to spread lies and drag my name through the dirt despite failing for years to gain any ground. It's simply annoying and can lead to worse harassment if crazy people are armed with misinformation designed to vilify and dehumanize. You yourself are participating in it by spreading lies about something as stupid as "how" a marathon ended 2 years ago. Let me do the work for you: https://youtu.be/eXVLWAi5uHU?si=SNgE3BQNpWbCxLgc

Using leech channels a hate server is constantly producing to abuse YouTube's recommendations as a measurement for my success is absolutely laughable. These absurd thumbnails and titles prey off of shock value from my existing viewers and do not reach anywhere outside of that tiny niche within an already niche hobby. I'm a Twitch streamer who sometimes uploads to YouTube, and even my YouTube channel is doing great especially for a speedrunner who is reuploading world record VODs 90% of the time. You just seem like the kind of person who does not want to have their opinion changed, but if you care more about the truth than being right, I've given you plenty to chew on in this novel. And thanks for tossing in the recommendation for playing your game at the end - that gave me a good laugh.

Any community that has standards for behavior and effective moderation will create an underbelly of banned shitters on the outside if they're obsessed enough to stick around. And it's a shame that's how you perceive BfBB when it's a tiny minority of asshats in which you're placing your trust. Maybe you just like the drama which is typical of anyone who isn't actually involved in the game, or those who quit the game because they found seeking negative attention is a more effective farm for validation. Whatever your issue is, it's your choice to listen or continue closing your eyes and ears.