An amateur streamer, mind you, heavily amateur.
But I've put in the initial setup, at least on my desktop. (I still need to do it on my laptop.) I have installed nightbot, I've put the work into making my channel be channel-like, I got my streaming program updated, it's all ready to go, more or less. It's just something I need to take the plunge into.
Which, I won't do right now. But hey, the work's still good!
I won't be able to use my webcam--my parents walk around in the nude, with is a violation of the TOS. They're both not considerate and not observant enough to notice when my camera is on so I can't trust them.
I could use my mic, but 1: I don't want to talk while my family's around, and 2: my family are loudmouth bigots and I don't want to give them a platform to spread their hatred, even indirectly.
No cam, no mic?
What kind of streamer does that make me?
A really really really bad one.
I do have a laptop in my room (yet to be set up for streaming), but that's not without issues of its own, notably: the room is dim, basically pitch black. I don't have the lighting to accommodate it. Mind you, I MAY be able to compensate for this by borrowing lanterns we own (meant to be used for power outages.) Butstill, not the best. Also, my laptop doesn't have a lot of the files I have on my computer. Not to mention, a lack of mouse and unfamiliar keyboard.
But I will remain optimistic and remember my outlook on life: not "I can't do this because of x y z", but rather "x y z are the obstacles to me doing this", tackling them one at a time.
I've got good ideas to handle the issue, just need to execute on them.
I just need to start.
I'm getting into content creation more and more.
I have a tiktok.
I have a twitter that I'm becoming more active on.
I'm becoming more active on discord and reddit.
I am becoming more invested in games and in art.
So I think I can do it.
I just need to work at it.
Granted.
I'm likely to get zero viewers.
I've no allusions or delusions of grandeur.
But I'd love to make the content, even if I'm not making it to any audience.
I just feel like I can.