21-year-old Nick “Lacy” Fosco is a Twitch streamer and became known for the online shooter Fortnite. He is frustrated that he now only earns about €1,900 a day on Twitch. If he wanted to earn so little money, he could have just become a mailman.
This is what Lacy says: On November 15, a clip appeared on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which the 21-year-old Twitch streamer Lacy complains:
I just checked my ad revenue and … well, I’m not getting any ad income. At least not the correct amount. The problem is: I don’t use markings, I don’t talk about politics, I don’t do anything.
My income fell from $10,000 on some days to $2,000 a day. […] Something is wrong there. […] If I wanted to earn $2,000 a day, I would have become a lousy mailman.
He says: If Twitch does not restore his earnings immediately, he will leave the platform. He doesn’t stream for fun. It’s his job.
Some young Americans have started a career on Twitch through the online shooter Fortnite and earn a lot of money:
“Lost all connection to reality”
What is the reaction? The reaction is critical. If Lacy hoped to generate a lot of sympathy and understanding for his difficult situation with the statement, he was mistaken.
On X, many people are shaking their heads at how he can complain about earning “only” €1,900 a day. Many ordinary people in the USA struggle to afford three meals a day, and he is complaining about such a luxurious income.
A user on X.com says: “He can try being a mailman and earning $2,000 a day.”
The general verdict: The streamer has lost all contact with reality.
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Fortnite streamer launches on Twitch with a lightning-fast career
Who is Lacy? The 21-year-old Lacy has had a channel on Twitch since 2020. However, he only became truly active on the streaming platform in 2022 with the online shooter Fortnite:
- In 2022, he had an average of 17 viewers
- In 2023, there were 1,428 viewers
- By 2024, he already had 5,430 viewers on Fortnite, and since becoming a “Just Chatting streamer,” an average of 9,500 people watch him.
Things only started going really well for him on Twitch in June 2024, when he joined the FaZe Clan.
The “Adpocalypse” affects Streamers from the FaZe Clan
What is it about? Apparently, a change is underway at Twitch that causes streamers to earn less money or even no money through ads. This is referred to as an Adpocalypse.
A streamer from the FaZe Clan complained that his money was cut off because he used the hashtag “Iran.”
Other streamers from the FaZe Clan, like StableRonaldo and Lacy, are also now complaining that they are missing ad revenue. However, it is currently unclear why they are earning less money. One possibility is that members of FaZe want to draw more attention to the issue in support of their clanmate Kaysan: Asmongold aims to take down Twitch, achieving early successes: Some streamers are being cut off from ad revenue
