"Michael wasn't too aware of the Super Bowl. He wasn't too aware of how big this was," recalls Arlen Kantarian, the show's executive producer. "He just said, 'Why don't we call it the Thriller Bowl?'"
Michael didn’t even want to do the halftime show, got most of his demands met, stood there for almost 2 minutes while the crowd went insane, had people backstage panicking because he wouldn’t give them the cue to start the music, got the NFL and a sponsor to donate $100K to Heal the World, reached 133.4 million US viewers with his message of love and unity, and literally set the blueprint for every halftime show that came after him. The absolute fucking GOAT 👑
It's a crazy time to be alive in the age of AI.
Critical flaws found in PHP, major websites down the entire day.
What will the internet look like 2 years from now?
@zachbussey True for my channel too. At some point I felt like the stream was viewbotted until many friends & even other streamers told me they've been watching my streams.
Nowadays we passively engage with content much more than in the past.
My audience has also aged together with me. 🤷🏻♀️
To anyone who was there from the start and has an honest relationship with reality it was always clear how much you gave of yourself to build the brand and that it was the dynamic between both that made things truly pop off.
It's been heartbreaking to see your name get dragged by so many online.
And huge thank you to my friends at @amarancreators for supporting this event ❤️
They're cheering on creators who fundraise with some lovely gear at different milestones, so every bit of effort for kids in need gets a little thank-you back ✨
DM me if you want to join! ☺️
From around Oct 1-9, I'd love to bring together a community of creators.
The idea: pick 1 day to stream for the cause, share a little of your own learning story, and raid into other creators taking part to support each other and the kids.📚
No matter the size of your community, the idea is that we do this together. I'll be putting together a Discord group where we can all coordinate ^^
Anyone want to join me? 🥹
https://t.co/wsN2RnDgw1
Hey #smallstreamers
I want to bring this opportunity to your attention. If you were to raise funds for this event with @SavetheChildren, not only can you make a world of difference
But you can also get yourself great stuff that can help you improve your own streams! 😁
You don't need to be diagnosed as a child but you do need to have had the symptoms throughout childhood in a way that's clear & able to be proven or backed up either via teachers, family etc.
ADHD isn't some minor inconveniences, it dominates your life wether you like it or not.
@LickshotLippy A friend of mine who 100% has ADHD has been told by her therapist that she doesn't have it, because in order to have it you have to be diagnosed as a child. Which is horseshit, but there's one for you. (And she's so classically ADHD it's actually funny.)
Inspired by Dolly Parton's work with her Imagination Library 🩷 I started reading up on kids learning and came across some heartbreaking statistics.
so I decided to put together a charity event with @SaveTheChildren called Learn Without Limits.
It's built around a simple idea: we've all had to overcome a limit to get good at what we do.
So I asked some streamer friends what they thought:
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From around Oct 1-9, I'd love to bring together a community of creators.
The idea: pick 1 day to stream for the cause, share a little of your own learning story, and raid into other creators taking part to support each other and the kids.📚
No matter the size of your community, the idea is that we do this together. I'll be putting together a Discord group where we can all coordinate ^^
Anyone want to join me? 🥹
https://t.co/wsN2RnDgw1
What was your favourite book as a child?" is such a simple question & for many of us our first books helped shape our understanding of the world.
But too many kids don't even get to have that..
Not because the drive or desire to learn isn't there, but because the books, meals & support often aren't available to them.
But we can change that! 🧵👇
@ChibiMiharu Yeah I know! I'm also doing mine this time of year ^_^ but its such a grind to get lvl 2 every month feels like a success when I hit it hahahaha but maybe you got it with ease 🥹😅❤️