#riptwitch

[serein-333]

My heart hurts right now... this man, this beautiful soul... gone. My heart breaks for Allison, Weslie, Zaia, and Maddox. Rest easy tWitch.

[wanglington]

Twitch vs. Nvidia: who can ruin more streams?

[thisgeekryan]

RIP Twitch?

So apparently there is a rumor going around that YouTube will be purchasing Twitch.tv for one billion dollars. This deal has yet to be confirmed, but the hashtag “#RIPTwitch” is already going around Twitter. This annoyed me so much that I decided to write a very small rant post about why this potential deal could be helpful for both YouTube and Twitch. It changed from that very quickly.

As I began writing I discovered that I honestly didn't care if YouTube bought Twitch or not. I was more annoyed with people complaining about another possible tech acquisition.  Every single time there is a rumor about big company A buying smaller company B, there are always a bunch of people kicking and screaming about how this will ruin company B.

The last time this happened was when Facebook bought Oculus Rift. Everyone, including myself, complained about how Facebook was going to RUIN Oculus Rift and that rift was never going to become a commercialized product. Even Notch, creator of Minecraft, backed out of a deal with Oculus that would have possibly allowed Minecraft to be ported to the rift. THIS MADNESS MUST STOP! 

Let’s face it, we whine and complain about every little thing that changes in our lives. When our shifts at work get longer, we complain. When we can’t find our brand of cereal and have to eat something else, we complain. When Achievement Hunter doesn't release a video on time, we complain. Can’t we just all shut the fuck up? Complaining doesn't and won’t solve anything but we keep doing it. I realize that by writing this blog I am technically complaining, but I honestly don’t care.

All these people are whining about the possibility of YouTube buying Twitch, but at the end of the day they’re still going to use the service. Why? Cause there is simply nothing better out there, and most people won’t be willing to look for something new. As humans we don’t like change because we are creatures of habit. Even if we hate something, we’ll be absolutely addicted to it because it’s easier than changing. Oculus Rift chose change. Twitch might too. There’s nothing we can do about that, and unless we want to find a new game streaming site we should probably shut up and appreciate whatever comes next. It’s more satisfying than complaining on the internet and not getting any results.