Offering a glimpse into his own struggles, Ninja opened up to his Mixer audience about the difficulty of finding a perfect behavioral balance when streaming. Ninja was waiting for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to download when, on a whim, he suggested that everyone take a trip down memory lane with him. Digging into the archives of his old YouTube channel, Ninja sorted from “oldest” and began to watch clips of what seemed like a completely different person.
The contrast between Ninja from seven years ago to Ninja today is quite noticeable. When watching an old Halo: Reach video, he remarked, “Look how far we’ve come guys – look at the quality of this.” But not everything has been strictly an upgrade since his old days, it seems. The nostalgia hit hard as both Ninja and his chat noticed his tendency towards hyperactivity back in the day, letting lose much more frequently when on camera.
Constantly hovering in the spotlight is never an easy task, and the young streaming super-star made it clear that he is conflicted about how he acts on stream. In the clip, Ninja says, “The issue is… when I say these things and I freak out… all it takes is one person in the industry.” He goes on to comically imitate a situation where he is harassed by news reporters for acting too crazy on stream, implying that the general public wouldn’t understand that his “raging” is a joke and would blame it all on gamers.
Ninja briefly criticizes “cancel culture” and doesn’t shy away from letting his audience know that he wants to get back to having more fun – without having to walk on eggshells. He states, “I really am trying to find the perfect middle ground of language,” promising to bring back some of his old, hyperactive content – just “without as many f-bombs and without as much humping of the air.”
From Ninja’s aside to his viewers, it appears that he is truly taking his position as “the face” of streamers and gamers very seriously. He acknowledges that gaming is becoming more mainstream and consequently, as an ambassador of gamers to the public eye, he wants to make sure that gaming isn’t portrayed negatively in the media.
Source: Mixer
