This is basically Discord's new "Orbs" feature.
Resplendent606
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That was pretty funny.
I want to be excited for this. However, they keep creating unfinished slop with features half-baked and no one wants. Dice/EA are incredibly tone deaf to their audience. I hope it is good, but based on the past few games, it likely will not be.
Its just like "DEI." They don't know what it actually means. They're idiots. They just mean women and black people when they say it.
I have a confession. When these people say something is "woke," it makes me want to check it out as it might be a piece of art that has things I care about, like inclusion and fairness. I keep a list of "woke" games bookmarked so I can learn about new games that normally wouldn't be on my radar to checkout. They think everything is "woke." It hasn't been updated since March, but it still has a lot of content on it.
Here is the list:
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44927664-Woke-Content-Detector/
Not everything requires a response and at some point you have to pick your battles. They have revealed to you that they are an idiot. It is not your job to fix them.
My main point was it is probably about the money. Afterall, streaming is a business and a difference between what site pays versus the other can be huge.
I then added about the shadiness, agreeing with what you wrote in the OP that "people dislike Kick saying it is less ethical." I will expand upon that idea since you are accusing me of having an "proletarian" agenda. The "shady" part is based on the founder's background in online gambling (stake.com), particularly crypto gambling, as ethically questionable due to potential for addiction, financial ruin, and regulatory grey areas. Also, the purpose of Kick, especially in the early days, was suspected to be a way to funnel traffic to Stake.com.
Even more, with the shadiness, Kick's stated goal is "creator-friendly" moderation and avoiding "cancel culture," the effect of their looser policies has been that controversial streamers (especially those who lean right or have been associated with right-wing talking points) find a more welcoming home there. This leads to the "right-wing coded" perception.
Streamers weigh both the financial elements and the ethical environment when choosing a platform. For many, Kick's controversies make it more complex.
Maybe it has something to do with money. From what I understand, Kick.com pays something like 95/5 to the streamer vs. 70/30 with YouTube and 50/50 with Twitch. The founders of Kick.com have shady backgrounds and they have less moderation which attracts those streamers accused of homophobic, misogynistic, and predatory behavior.
edit: corrected numbers
So basically, Vermont is just one giant Etsy shop.
While that is true, from what I understand from reading up on this topic some more, Nintendo (for example) has always taken a 20% cut, even on physical games and retailers would take ~25% in addition to another ~5% by the manufacturer. With physical sales, the publisher could expect about 50% of the sales while with digital sales you can expect roughly 70%. Of course, this doesn't even take into account things like licensing fees. I am sure this is all very simplified and subject to change, but it gives us a rough idea of where the money is going - in the pocket of the publisher.
Sources (not the best but there isn't a lot of public data on this): https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletters/evolution-of-console-business-models https://www.serkantoto.com/2020/12/30/price-video-console-game-digital-physical/ https://www.zeldadungeon.net/forum/threads/game-price-breakdown-digital-vs-physical.62076/ https://globalxetfs.co.jp/en/research/video-games-esports-building-on-2020s-rapid-growth/index.html
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The "innovation" comes in features that are half-baked and no one asks for. Remember how buggy Battlelog was when it launched in BF3 and BF4? Remember the useless and unbalanced "Commander?" And then, there are times when they leave out features, such as not including persistent lobbies or fewer guns or vehicles in BF2042? Even IGN posted a list of missing features.