Obituary

Livestreamers pretending to be video-game characters — repeating canned lines for tips — became a whole economy of performed emptiness. It died when everyone agreed the bit was funny for exactly one week and then, somehow, it kept going.

Born

2023

Died

2024

Cause of death

Programmed into a corner

Last sighting

A livestream, 2024

Resting place

Section T, Row 1

Category

tv