Gaming community blasts comedian Bill Maher for calling Twitch a \u201cwaste of time\u201d HBO \/ TwitchAmerican comedian and television host Bill Maher decided to take a shot at Twitch viewers during his \u201cReal Time with Bill Maher\u201d show, leading the gaming community and industry to tear him a new one across social media. Although Twitch and gaming continue to grow at a wild pace, the industry can\u2019t please everyone \u2014 and, apparently, can\u2019t please Bill Maher (or his show\u2019s writers). During a recent segment of his talk show, the host took the opportunity to aim his sights at the Twitch streaming world. While discussing technological literacy, comparing 80-year-olds who can\u2019t use phones to younger people who can\u2019t get off of theirs, Maher turned his attention to Twitch. Unsurprisingly, a clip of him bashing the streaming platform\u2019s viewers then got massive traction on social media, with gamers unhappily responding. Posted by accounts like DefNoodles and Jake Lucky, the Maher video quickly became overwhelmed with backlash from random fans alongside popular figures like Alanah Pearce, Team Liquid\u2019s Juan \u2018hungrybox\u2019 Debiedma, Gladd, and even The Needle Drop\u2019s Anthony Fantano. After complaining about people being on their phone too much, Maher moves to those who watch streamers: \u201cMaybe I get Twitch, but I just think people watching other people playing video games is a waste of f**king time.\u201d Pearce, a game writer and developer, responds to the video similarly to the majority of fans: \u201cWatching Bill Maher is a waste of f**king time.\u201d While known better for his music critiques than his gaming, Fantano chimed in with the exact same response. As for people on the streaming side of things, Liquid\u2019s Hbox decided to gauge his community\u2019s sentiments. The Super Smash Bros. Melee champion and streamer opted to quote-tweet with a colorfully worded request. retweet if you\u2019ve ever been more entertained by a Twitch streamer than shitty late night talk show hosts https:\/\/t.co\/OsMvtbq6YU \u2014 hungrybox (@LiquidHbox) May 1, 2021 Based on thousands of retweets, it\u2019s obvious that a number of people agree with Hbox and, in their experience, have \u201cbeen more entertained by a Twitch streamer than s**tty late night talk show hosts.\u201d Conversely, another streamer, Gladd, took things in a different direction. While one has to imagine that Gladd is being sarcastic and making a point about how little Maher\u2019s opinion impacts him, it\u2019s clear that the community is not pleased with the host\u2019s comments. One also can\u2019t help but be reminded of a popular saying, that goes for both fans of Maher and fans of Twitch: \u201cThe time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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