Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris (28) is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. He started with WoW, and now he is considered a variety streamer. His fans love him for his dry humor, but that doesn’t seem to be mutual.
Who is Sodapoppin?
- Chance is a true Twitch veteran and has been around since 2012, now he has nearly 9 million followers.
- Since July 2022, he has been the newest member of the streaming organization OTK, which is currently criticized for overpriced gaming PCs.
- He streams a lot in the “Just Chatting” category and even says that you can’t grow on Twitch with games anymore.
- In a stream with Nick “Nmplol” Polom, he showed that the image of the approachable streamer is not necessarily accurate.
Anyone who speaks in the chat or writes comments is a loser
Here’s how it happened: During his stream, Nick asked his chat whether they thought he and Chance were dumb considering their conversation. Numerous viewers answered yes, with some emphasizing that Sodapoppin is the smarter of the two.
This is what Soda had to say: He didn’t care much about the opinions in the chat. In such a case, most people would just answer “Yes” because it’s funnier. Plus, streamers constantly do nonsense in front of the camera.
Although that’s just their job, viewers take it at face value: “They feel better when they can think bad about someone they know.”
This is Soda’s opinion of his viewers: Nick then flipped the script. He first asked the chat if they would consider themselves intelligent. The answers varied.
Soda had clear words when asked if he thought the chat was intelligent:
Fuck, no. If you write in the Twitch chat or comment on YouTube, I categorize you as a loser 90% of the time.
Sodapoppin via Twitch
The viewers in the chat took it with humor, and Nick also burst into laughter. But then he realized: What does it mean for them as content creators to rely on these “losers”? The two streamers quickly agreed: They are “loser farmers.”
However, for Sodapoppin, they differ little from most large companies. The only difference is that others would offer a service. Their service is entertainment.
How do viewers react to the comments? They found it funny and mostly agreed with Sodapoppin. Some showed self-reflection: They are not there (in chat) when they are clever.
Lurkers, or people who usually just watch and do not speak in the chat, felt validated: “The clever ones, like me, tend to be quiet.”
This is what people are saying on Reddit: In the LivestreamFail subreddit, the statements were discussed. Some users seemed to be annoyed with Sodapoppin. He is exactly the reason why they would never donate. (via Reddit)
Others did not attribute much importance to it. People overthink the relationship between streamers and their viewers; they should just support the streamers they find entertaining. It’s as simple as that. (via Reddit)
There was also a warning against looking up to streamers like Sodapoppin. He is an old-school streamer and cannot be both an entertainer and a role model at the same time. But that doesn’t make him a bad person. (via Reddit)
What do you think? Are there streamers you look up to? Do you like to support your favorite streamers with subs or donations, or do you prefer to be silent in the chat and just watch? Feel free to leave your opinions in a comment.
Nick Polom is among the content creators who have signed up for Camp Knut. You can read about it here: The new trend on Twitch is called Camp Knut: Gaming streamers strain themselves for a giant Norwegian.
