The Red Bulletin August 2020 (US)

What do you do to ensure your stream
is a kinder place?
I think a lot of streamers are afraid of
being too harsh with their audience.
They’re too scared of timing people out
or banning people from their channel.
I’m pretty ruthless about it because I
won’t tolerate people treating me or
other people with disrespect. Even if
they’re longtime viewers, if someone
starts saying mean things, they’re gone.
What are some of the physical and
mental stresses of streaming full-time?
When I first went full-time, I streamed
for eight to 10 hours straight. I can’t do
that anymore. Now I do four-hour
chunks with a two-hour break in the
middle because it’s not healthy to be
sitting for that long. I take my dog
outside, that kind of thing. But mentally,
it’s hard because when you turn off your
stream, the viewers go away. Even if you
take a bathroom break, you lose people.
It’s like when you’re at a concert and you
get to the front, and you’re like, Well
I really have to go to the bathroom, but
you can’t because you’ll lose your spot.
So you stay there the whole time.
determines where you’re ranked on
the website. Those numbers go up and
down, and sometimes you see that as
your own worth diving. There’s always
that fear the numbers will just keep
going down, and I’ll have to find a
different job. There’s also the paranoia
about other streamers. Sometimes
“I like solving puzzles.
I think that’s what
really drew me in,
especially as a kid,
was that video games
were about solving a
problem,” she says.
people seek you out because they know
you have a good audience. People have
gone through people I actually am close
friends with to get to me. Then I’m not
sure who to trust. Like, who actually
wants to be friends with me? Do these
people care about me, or do they just
care about my channel?
What do you do in terms of exercise
and nutrition to be a better streamer?
I used to have a personal trainer, and
that was maybe the best shape I’ve ever
been in. I did buy a rowing machine. I
use it, but not as often as I should. Diet is
hard for streamers because when you’re
streaming for 10 hours, the easiest thing
is to order food, and it’s often not very
healthy. I’m working on getting better
at what I’m eating. I want to try meal
prepping, making a meal in advance and
then throwing it in the microwave. So
like fast food without it being fast food.
When did you decide to withhold your
real name?
I came up with my username before I
even knew what streaming was. It was
just a gamer tag that I used on Xbox.
What was the inspiration for Anne
Munition?
Roller derby. That sport has really kickass
names. I was trying to think of a name
that would be similar in style, and I really
liked first-person shooters [the genre of
video games focused on weapon-based
combat], so it tied in. It also works as a
first and last name. People will come up
to me at events, and they’re like, “Is your
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