Twitch has done it again, going the extra mile to brighten the life of a disabled man during his Borderlands 3 stream. From multi-streamer charity events to the support of marginalized streamers, there is no limit to how wholesome the community within Twitch can be.
The streamer in question goes by the moniker the_disabled_tron, a reference to his cerebral palsy, and has been streaming under the name for the past three years. While the_disabled_tron has had marginal success over the years, giving him enough of a following to net one emote (a sign of having earned Affiliate status), his Twitch following exploded overnight, reaching nearly 7000 followers at the time of this writing, and hopefully growing quickly.
This new following comes from a Reddit post shouting out the_disabled_tron that's reached over 12,000 upvotes at the time of this writing. In the comments of the post, viewers reported a play-by-play of his stream quickly growing and earning thousands of new viewers over the course of his five-hour Borderlands 3 stream. One such comment claims that over the course of a few hours the_disabled_tron's viewership jumped up to 7000, which anyone who's struggled to gain attention on twitch can note is an incredible surge.
For most streamers, it takes months, or in some cases years, to build up a following as large as what the_disabled_tron managed to create in one stream. Although, considering that he's been on and off Twitch for the past few years, it would seem as though PeterPenetrator, the Reddit user who promoted the_disabled_tron, figured the man has paid his due and should get that community that he clearly deserves. As a platform, Twitch streamers can make a lot of money and now the_disabled_tron is well on his way.
Stories about streamers with disabilities trickle out of Twitch every now and then, reminding viewers how supportive the community can really be. Between moments like the upsurge of the_disabled_tron's channel and the countless charity streams that pop up every few weeks, there is never a shortage of reasons to be proud of the viewers who've donated everything from money, to time, to something as simple as a few clicks.
It's true that these stories might be a distraction from the way Twitch makes money off of these acts of charity, or its inconsistent enforcement of streamer rules, but the good still exists. So, no matter how the company might head in the wrong direction, the community is always ready to be the supportive voice of compassion.
Source: Reddit
