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> An interesting thing we saw was that investing in D-list creators could have a way higher ROI than A-list creators. An A-list creator could get a large number of followers but would not get the devotion that the D-list creators would get.

I would think that goes both ways, no?

Someone small is going to take good care of a $100/month donator, for example.

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Anyone that small yet competent either has a lot going on and can't invest in their parasocial services career, or is capable of growing to not be small anymore, so it's a narrow window.

(For the real biggest streamers who still get giant donations, like Hololives, it seems like the chat is actually in a parasocial relationship with itself…)

That's not necessarily true. Someone small will not rely on Twitch for their income and while the $100 is nice, they won't get some crazy special treatment. It's still just $100.

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