"Dude is delusional" - Fans react as Asmongold says streaming is "more emotionally taxing" than many 9-5 jobs

Twitch streamer Zack "Asmongold" has various netizens disagreeing with him online following his statement that streaming is "more emotionally taxing" than many 9-5 jobs. This comes as he was reviewing private messages sent by viewers on stream, which referred to his previous takes around the same topic.

Many netizens called the streamer out for being "fragile." They also mockingly brought up his strategy of making a second account, Zackrawrr, to deal with the pressures that come with running a prominent channel on Twitch:

As expressed by other content creators in the past, particularly IRL streamers, live broadcasting can be a resource-intensive commitment that may take a toll on content producers. This opinion was recently also reiterated by political commentator HasanAbi, who stated that streaming is more challenging than a regular job.

Talking about the "emotional toll" that livestreaming takes on the creators, Zack opined:

He further clarified:

As a clip of Zack's statement was uploaded on r/LivestreamFail, many netizens expressed their disapproval of his message. One user believed that streamers would "die of" emotional damage if they were to live a "normal" life for a couple of weeks:

Further, many users even went as far as calling Asmongold "delusional" for his controversial take and stated that his chat was full of "yes men":

Turkish-American political commentator HasanAbi recently came under fire after stating that even though a "real job" may be gruesome and tiring, it "doesn't suck the soul" as opposed to streaming.