In a recent just chatting Livestream, Reckful proposed that "no streamer should be allowed to stream 7 days a week." He stated that this would improve the health of streamers while also allowing other creators to increase their own exposure during the forced downtime. So should this be an option?

Restrictions Could Improve Health

When considering limiting streaming the reasons are very sensible. They mainly boil down to the fact that streaming is working and as such shouldn't be the entirety of someone's life. The majority of regular workplaces have weekends and breaks for a reason and these are legally enforced by labor laws in many countries. Even where they aren't, there is an increasing backlash against long working hours and "crunch" so why don't we see this in streaming?

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Mental health is incredibly important and streamers who are constantly pushing themselves to be "on" every day risk severely damaging their health. By enforcing a break the hope would be that it removes the guilt of taking one, which sadly many creators face. It would also create a healthier level playing field which doesn't reward those who push themselves to their limits.

Creators Need Freedom

However, those on the other side would suggest that ultimately creators should be allowed to make their own choices. Part of the appeal of streaming is the ability to do what you love and choose your own hours. Critics would argue that a platform-wide restriction would stifle creativity and "baby" creators.

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In this day of long charity Livestreams, epic subathons and streamers trying to break records, restrictions are likely to face huge criticism from a certain branch of creators who choose to partake in such activities.

So, What's The Solution?

Ultimately, platforms will never be able to win in this scenario. No platform is likely to impose limits alone as opinion is so strongly divided. Imposing a restriction would likely mean creators simply flock to somewhere that doesn't.

A change of this magnitude would have to come in officially, with platforms being forced to comply at the same time. If this was to happen it would likely come in as a result of wider legislation that also forces studios to reduce crunch. Until industry-wide changes are enforced we're likely to still sadly see creators pushing themselves until they break.

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