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POKIMANE CRITICIZES “UNHEATHY” TWITCH SUBATHONS AFTER SYKKUNO’S VIRAL TAKE

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Pokimane levied some criticisms toward subathons while reacting to fellow broadcaster Sykkuno’s take on influencers who abuse the practice.

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“I’m always a little iffy about subathons for a myriad of reasons — some, including what he’s saying,” she began.

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Tactics that some people could consider a little unethical, where you’re kind of pretending you’re streaming but really you’re sleeping and doing other things and just pretending to do a subathon, in a sense.

“But the other reason is, there’s no way subathons are healthy for a human being to do,” she continued.

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The fact we are incentivizing it with hundreds of thousands of dollars, major clout, followers, attention — we’re like, ‘Oh my god this person has been streaming for three weeks! Poggers!’ No, they need to go see a doctor.

While subathons can definitely wear streamers down, they certainly have their highlights.