#HOT TUB META ON TWITCH FREE#

Drop enough cash and you'll appear on the screen, or get written onto the streamer's body.

#HOT TUB META ON TWITCH FREE#

The hot tub meta works because when viewers donate, they're not 'buying' the content - they can get free content elsewhere, and the streams themselves require no payment from viewers - but they're buying attention. Adding a sexually charged element to this equation intensifies the psychological effect. The development of these Parasocial Relationships is part of the reason why many people are more readily drawn to livestreams instead of pre-recorded content, because viewing a livestream as it happens, chatting with other viewers and the content creator who might respond to messages on air fosters a sense of participation and interaction. Parasocial interaction is a major psychological concept in media, especially 'reality media', that's been a huge factor in the meteoric rise of content creators and influencers as a new caste of celebrity in the internet age wherein the viewer feels as though by consuming the content of a given creator they can become closer to them or even get to know them on a personal level. 'But there isn't even any sex involved' you might say, and this is correct - so why would people watch this content and donate money to the content creators when there's actual porn out there on the internet, for free? Parasocial interaction! In the ages old wisdom of someone like Socrates or whoever, 'sex sells', and the hot tub meta immediately skyrocketed to being the number one way to easily get droves of viewers on the streaming platform. There's a bit of a difference in between merely looking good on camera, as some people have defended these streams as, and gyrating on an inflatable banana while writing your top donators' names on your chest. Actual nudity as defined by the content rules of Twitch does not appear, but that's why it's softcore. No need to beat around the bush here - it's softcore porn.

The hot tub meta revolves around a recent popular trend where content creators would stream themselves soaking in an in-door pool wearing the absolute bare minimum of clothing (in order to not violate Twitch policies) with various suggestive activities and 'bonuses' for subscriptions and donations intended to be titillating.

Sure, content diversification is great to a point, but I'd definitely not that thrilled to head down to my local veggie shop to see half the shelves stocked with motor oil - but we digress. There are still a lot of gaming streams and key functionality built into the site geared specifically towards gaming streams, but unfortunately that vision had been lost a while ago. Others simply live their lives, whether it's streaming as they walk around their cities in the IRL category, lift weights over in the Health & Fitness category, or just practice on the piano in the Music category.Twitch, the streaming site that built its castle on the hill of video game streaming, had moved away from that for a long time now.

Some of the most popular Twitch streamers connect by playingįor several hours a day for the entertainment of their audience, all while fully clothed. We can't know everyone's motivations, but Twitch lets people find their own way to connect to a community. 'Twitch will not take enforcement action against women, or anyone on our service, for their perceived attractiveness.' Why would anyone do a hot tub stream? 'While we have guidelines about sexually suggestive content, being found to be sexy by others is not against our rules,' Twitch said in a statement Friday. The streamer also can't wear anything sheer, and can't have the camera focus on body parts. Bikinis are OK under Twitch's nudity and attire policy as long as they cover the genitals and nipples.

There's also controversy regarding certain attire. Now the Just Chatting category is one of the most popular on Twitch, with hundreds of thousands of people watching others talk. Back in 2016, the platform made it official that streamers didn't have to stream gaming content, allowing hosts to just sit and talk to their viewers. Twitch constantly updates its policies regarding content. Doesn't this go against Twitch guidelines?

Hot tub meta on twitch