It's when you talk through a problem with an inanimate object, traditionally a rubber duck. The process of explaining the problem can help you organize your thoughts and identify otherwise elusive problems. It's a common technique used by programmers debugging their code.
My middle-school aged kids explained the difference between cooked and cookin' to me the other day, and now they really get to roll their eyes when I intentionally use them in as corny ways as possible.
Bonus points for coming with other, terrible, slang. You can really get a cringe if you say something like "Chat, we're cookin' now - I'm all rizzed up”
I tried streaming for the first time over the weekend. Damn is it hard to keep talking for multiple hours straight. Especially when there's zero messages in the chat. Streamers make it look normal but damn is it not
Get a producer or anyone with you and talk to them. That's how radio and TV broadcasters used to do it. They would talk to the console or camera operator. Eventually it becomes natural to talk by yourself. It does look like unhinged behavior without the context. But it is an old skill, as old as radio broadcast. Try acting monologues to yourself, it also helps.
But why? If you don't enjoy it, why try to get into streaming? The chances that it'll pay back for itself are incredibly small and it takes years of consistent streaming to get any kind of consistent audience.
If you do enjoy it, then by all means, practice a bit so it gets more natural (and more enjoyable).
OP left no indication of whether they enjoy or not. Just that it is hard. And it is hard. Broadcasters are trained formally to do it. It requires improvisation skills, acting and physical and mental stamina. But, it can also be very rewarding. Like most things in life, there's some level of initial discomfort and hardship involved in getting to do or experience cool things. You get to choose what you want to face or not.
Oh for sure. I know some people who really enjoy it, and it is work.
That said, there seems to be some weird fascination w/ streaming/YouTubing, so I feel like people feel some pressure to get into it. How it's presented is very different from the work that goes into it, so I'm just pointing out that if it's not enjoyable, it's probably not a you problem.
I have thought about showing off my gigantic single player creative mode Minecraft map through a live stream for years, I spent most of my free time over a decade of manually just building huge, huge structures.
And pretending to show it off to a live stream, talking about it and explaining it makes it easier to remember what/why/how I built stuff...
When I play wrestling video games at night, I turn off commentary and just do it myself. My daughter walked in on me and was looking at me like I was nuts
Talking to myself helps me remember stuff and figure out stuff faster.
It's your game, role-play how you want. Wage slaving tends to beat the ability to plat out of some of us. Have fun your way.
I certainly wouldnt want to play pretend being a streamer. It looks like the world's most exhausting job ever. Having to constantly have a web presence everywhere, talking to Randoms 24/7, being unable to switch what game you're playing because your fan base is the most niche interest group possible.
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germtm_@lemmy.world · 108 pts · 1y
same but for everything in my life.
i know, that sounds schizo as fuck, my dear chat members.
madjo@feddit.nl · 54 pts · 1y
I live alone, I too talk to the imaginary camera to keep sane. At least I think it keeps me sane.
Thanks for the bits, bananaman66764.
TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Ah see, I talk to my cat when I'm at home. It isn't just me talking to myself, it's enrichment for my little furry buddy!
akkajdh999@programming.dev · 12 pts · 1y
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 72 pts · 1y
If it helps you focus, it's just another form of rubber ducking
Comment105@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Rubber ducking? Is that when you tape a ducky to your fupa and dry hump something/someone to get the squeaky sound?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y
No.
sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Please. Rubber ducking. Someone?
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
It's when you talk through a problem with an inanimate object, traditionally a rubber duck. The process of explaining the problem can help you organize your thoughts and identify otherwise elusive problems. It's a common technique used by programmers debugging their code.
Localhorst86@feddit.org · 59 pts · 1y
Chat, am I cooked?
Agent641@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
Clip that, chat.
jballs@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 1y
My middle-school aged kids explained the difference between cooked and cookin' to me the other day, and now they really get to roll their eyes when I intentionally use them in as corny ways as possible.
Bonus points for coming with other, terrible, slang. You can really get a cringe if you say something like "Chat, we're cookin' now - I'm all rizzed up”
Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.io · 54 pts · 1y
It's fine until the audience starts talking back.
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 41 pts · 1y
chat is this real?
odium@programming.dev · 11 pts · 1y
chat, are you real?
leonine@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Chat, are you for real?
OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml · 43 pts · 1y
I tried streaming for the first time over the weekend. Damn is it hard to keep talking for multiple hours straight. Especially when there's zero messages in the chat. Streamers make it look normal but damn is it not
dustyData@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y
Get a producer or anyone with you and talk to them. That's how radio and TV broadcasters used to do it. They would talk to the console or camera operator. Eventually it becomes natural to talk by yourself. It does look like unhinged behavior without the context. But it is an old skill, as old as radio broadcast. Try acting monologues to yourself, it also helps.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
But why? If you don't enjoy it, why try to get into streaming? The chances that it'll pay back for itself are incredibly small and it takes years of consistent streaming to get any kind of consistent audience.
If you do enjoy it, then by all means, practice a bit so it gets more natural (and more enjoyable).
dustyData@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
OP left no indication of whether they enjoy or not. Just that it is hard. And it is hard. Broadcasters are trained formally to do it. It requires improvisation skills, acting and physical and mental stamina. But, it can also be very rewarding. Like most things in life, there's some level of initial discomfort and hardship involved in getting to do or experience cool things. You get to choose what you want to face or not.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Oh for sure. I know some people who really enjoy it, and it is work.
That said, there seems to be some weird fascination w/ streaming/YouTubing, so I feel like people feel some pressure to get into it. How it's presented is very different from the work that goes into it, so I'm just pointing out that if it's not enjoyable, it's probably not a you problem.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
do it for fun. I dabbled a little to no audiece, I just liked putting on a show. No one's watching, well, no one listens to my music either.
leonine@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Share your twitch, I'll follow u
OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
Lmao sure ♥️ https://twitch.tv/dginovker
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 32 pts · 1y
Isn't that statistically what most twitch streamers do
gofsckyourself@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 1y
"Normal"? Probably.
Good? Probably not.
Object@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
I don't think it's that bad if you're trying to solve a problem. Still, I would whisper rather than say it out loud.
AngryishHumanoid@lemmynsfw.com · 27 pts · 1y
It's probably fairly normal now, lots of people think about being a streamer.
stoy@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 1y
I have thought about showing off my gigantic single player creative mode Minecraft map through a live stream for years, I spent most of my free time over a decade of manually just building huge, huge structures.
And pretending to show it off to a live stream, talking about it and explaining it makes it easier to remember what/why/how I built stuff...
jabathekek@sopuli.xyz · 22 pts · 1y
Anon wants to livestream
You want to livestream
You should both livestream
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
I think they'd make a cute couple
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Which could make for a more lucrative live stream if they're into that..
dumbass@leminal.space · 3 pts · 1y
Twitch doesn't allow porn.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Give it a few more years
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Other places do, though.
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Two platforms, double the monetisation of the things you enjoy until every single bit of your life has been consumed by capitalism.
Seeders@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 1y
I used to do this as a kid constantly before streaming ever existed.
Taking a piss outside? Literally competing for the longest piss distance tournament and taking the gold.
ignoble_stigmas@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y
Are you still winning?
Seeders@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
🤣 😂 😃 😐 🙁 😟 😥 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
I'd always narrate what I was building with legos.
::: spoiler Title Some kind of battle scene, inevitably. Sometimes a wall would be involved. Other times a bridge. Often both. :::
Rednax@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
Software engineers call this rubber duck debugging
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz · 16 pts · 1y
Old people used to do this too. Back then it was called an internal monologue.
LittleBorat3@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Might as well just stream
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 1y
At that point just hit record and decide later if you want to post some parts of it.
Wil help build confidence to start streaming.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 1y
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc · 7 pts · 1y
I think that's just thinking out loud or talk to yourself. It's another story if OOP overreact on every turn though.
Eiri@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y
I used to do it a lot as a teenager. For everything in my life. Now much less. I wonder why.
OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y
Your body adapted after realizing it was a total waste of energy?
A less cynacle (however you spell that) theory might be it's useful for language learning/practicing.
circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 1y
....we don't all do this?
Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
When I play wrestling video games at night, I turn off commentary and just do it myself. My daughter walked in on me and was looking at me like I was nuts
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y
Talking to myself helps me remember stuff and figure out stuff faster.
It's your game, role-play how you want. Wage slaving tends to beat the ability to plat out of some of us. Have fun your way.
I certainly wouldnt want to play pretend being a streamer. It looks like the world's most exhausting job ever. Having to constantly have a web presence everywhere, talking to Randoms 24/7, being unable to switch what game you're playing because your fan base is the most niche interest group possible.
Hell no, not for me. My basement, my games.
nutsack@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I would love for someone to listen to me talk
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
If you're in the US, the NSA has your back. If you're not, the NSA probably still has your back.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Maybe not normal, but as long as you know that the audience isn't there, it's a harmless kind of weird 🤷
So go for it, fake gay guy!
AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I sometimes do it while I work, talking like I'm recording a video tutorial.
unknown1234_5@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 1y
yeah, I also like to make up a fake portal-esque story when playing something like people playground.
Matriks404@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I did that when playing EU4 for some time. I have probably watched too many let's players, lol.