Wanna see my shundos? PhD Pikachu obtained. Washed up warlock main. Defender of Embiid. I miss my personality, sometimes. GPT says I'm smart.
Flat Earth, Radial Segment 7
Joined January 2017
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I got to witness the perfect random stranger tower interaction. At the tower, we're already friends.
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My Circle on HotDrop is where the regulars hang out between streams. Come join: app.joinhotdrop.com/c/doc_ni…
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I am having a neat little circle for hotdrop and think you guys should really check it out!!!
app.joinhotdrop.com/i/10fa76…
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Every creator remembers their first brand deal. Most small streamers never get one.
HotDrop is built on creator dignity, so we’re starting there: real money, clear terms, out in the open.
If you stream 3x a week, this is for you.
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Attention Creators:
HotDrop wants to be your first brand deal.
We’re running campaigns in November and picking 5 Twitch streamers to launch their HotDrop Circle.
$25/week for 4 weeks. Stream 3x/week, run our bot, hang in your Circle.
Reply with your Twitch 👇
I've had my phone for like 5 years and it couldn't take pictures of the moon for at least 4 of them. Now it does this 😍
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HotDrop is hiring 🔥
We’re building the social app for streamers and their communities, and we need someone to own our X, TikTok & Instagram (Reddit’s a bonus).
You live in gaming and creator culture. You’re funny, creative, and know what makes people stop scrolling.
Part-time. Paid. Room to grow into equity.
Reply or DM with one thing you’ve made.
Show us, don’t tell us. 👀
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Content creators...most of them are on their own. I would say three-quarters of global creators have no help. No editors, no resources, no support for the amount of content they put out.
For larger creators with those resources, their blockers are often ideation, time, and contacts. Just trying to keep it all afloat is far more demanding than people realize, and you are far less free to pivot and experiment.
For both parties, managing it all is rewarding and challenging, and I commend the folks doing their best to help bring sanity and help to this work.
From @SchviftyFive's work with Starside to help them bridge those very difficult gaps to brands and @TheTrueVanguard bringing the genuinely valuable level of stability to community and content management for creators with Hot Drop, I am inspired to see these efforts and it's helped me align with what I want to focus on too.
There is no shortage of companies and "agencies" who claim to work with creators, but they are no more than glorified content farmers chasing cheap videos, throwing them in ads and selling products. It works for some folks, don't get me wrong, but it's not what I set out to work on. There is far more value to what you bring to the table and that is where my mind will remain. Be it UGC or just making dope videos and streams.
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Really enjoying building my HotDrop account. Really nice to have a tailored app that better presents what I am trying to achieve as a creator. @HotDropApp
joinhotdrop.com/shaafes
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If you’re a creator looking for a place to call home for your community, you gotta check out HotDrop. Made by creators for creators.
No algorithm. No noise.
- A feed full of people you choose to follow
- Creators who are live get featured at the top of the feed
- Create your own “Circle” where HotDrop automatically puts ALL your content on a carousel so your community never misses a post, video, or livestream from any platform. No more posting links.
- community members KEEP their sub badges and mod swords from other platforms in your Circle, preserving their identifiers and accolades they worked hard to obtain
App is free: @HotDropApp
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Imagine having a place that summarized all of the details of your stream like a post game carnage report. This is such a helpful feature from HotDrop.
Passenger princessing while becoming a pumpkin spice girly. Ready for a Stardew night. Happy weekend!
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I'm horrible about self-promoting on this app, but tomorrow night, we'll be hitting streak of streaming every day for 5 years. Drop by and say Hi
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A post on HotDrop:
A thought I had this weekend, and a reminder to myself.
Don't underestimate the impact that you have. There is a tendency in the creator space to be focused on growth, which to be clear there is nothing wrong with wanting to grow your streams and channels. But reach isn't a requirement for impact.
Think of any mega star. An artist, musician, athlete. Streamer. The impact the small streamer has is very similar. The main difference is scale. In fact, smaller communities tend to have even deeper connections. You know your regulars, the regulars know each other. That's something that becomes more difficult with scale.
Every time you decide to show up, you make something better. People come back and become regulars because being there made them feel a little less alone and a little more understood.
If your decision to go live, your consistency, helped the people around you feel better about themselves and added meaning to their day, that's far more powerful and lasting than any follower count, CCV, or number of hearts.
If this resonates with you at all, come join us. We’re stronger together.
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Safe to say everyone on HotDrop is super excited about the Destiny news! Guardians make their own fate.
@cptlloyd3 @Pastelheartt_ @Shellski5 @UhKnope @isOracle_ @OgPervy @VenBrooks @Silimxr @_isyfer
Together as one. @A_dmg04
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I did my last dash this weekend as a full-time dasher.
Since I started building @HotDropApp back on November 10, 2025, I've done nearly 4000 deliveries. I've also averaged 150+ miles a day since then. Outside of a couple days when I was sick, I haven't taken a single day off during that stretch. It's been a grind, it's taught me about dignity and humility, and it's fed into the core values of HotDrop as a platform.
There is a bigger overlap than you might think between the dasher and the creator. Both make their own schedule. Both are often times at the mercy of an algorithm. And both find connection and camaraderie with others walking a similar path.
There were many occasions where I'd be waiting for a shake at Freddy's or a baguette at Panera and I'd strike up a conversation with a fellow dasher. In those brief interactions, there is mutual understanding and respect. We'd lament Home Depot and how dehumanizing those offers are. Carrying a dozen 20 lb bags of mulch for a pittance. Or we'd ponder how DoorDashing feels differently than it did just a few months ago.
And it would make that moment better. That next trip just a bit lighter, because in a line of work where you often go under-appreciated and unseen, that human connection can make all the difference.
People in the creator space can feel that too. It's sought after, that sense of belonging and understanding. Whether you're just getting started streaming, or you're a mod in 10 different channels, or you're the person that always shows up first, we need each other to go farther. A lot of times we need each other to hang on.
I built HotDrop because I think our world needs it. I've driven tens of thousands of miles and carried nearly as many bags of chipotle and mcdonalds in order to turn a dream into a reality. It's real, it exists, and now it just needs you. And I'll work just as hard to deserve you being there with me and everyone else.