But the reality is that there simply isn't that many streamers. Can't bitch about "muh only three percent" crap if the entire demographics out there is also incredibly small.

I think a lot of people tend to forget about the high entry level for effective streaming.

You can't go in with a potato PC or a middling internet connection, so that extricates a large pool of prospective streamers right there.

You need to spend big bucks on a very durable setup. Most top-earning streamers have two or three PCs, one to game on, one for chat/monitoring the stream, and sometimes another for utilitarian purposes.

You need a good lighting setup, a very comfortable chair, a good mic, and a very high-quality web camera.

Now even if you do have all of that stuff, the real challenge begins: actually producing entertaining content worth watching. Some people have the money to burn on an impressive setup but lack the social capital, charisma, or gaming skills to capitalize on the setup itself.

So once you start whittling down the people who meet the prerequisites to be a successful streamer, you'll find that very few people actually can be successful streamers. And out of that group it requires an extremely dedicated mindset and either a large enough personality to compensate for a lack of in-game skills, or extremely talented individuals to compensate for a lack of personality.

Barring skill or personality, thots can just bare some cleavage for a couple of hours and rack up a sizable amount of dough.