Not saying OP isn't a moron, but there's not much editing for streamers... Maybe if they take clips to YouTube or something, but that's about it. Otherwise everything is live with a tiny delay

Yeah but you also have to consider set up, like banners that need making, equipment set ups like which type of mic, phantom power or preamp, will you record your self straight or via chroma key, there's a lot to consider and then you have to set it all up on your computer, then modifying and maintaining settings, constant calibrations, replying to fans while trying to remain entertaining. It can be frustrating at first. That's why I prefer YouTube. But mad props to those that can successfully stream.

Meh agree and disagree. Guess it depends on the streamer. Profiles and shit I don't think take THAT much time. Especially if you're a serious streamer then it's a minuscule amount of time compared to how much you stream. Getting better equipment, yeah that could take a bit, again depends on the streamer. There are still a lot out there that literally just use like a turtle beach. Agree and disagree, just varies i guess.

I'm talking about streaming...

Still takes hard work to get a good stream set up. But like you said, video games are easy and a job is hard, I can stand testament to that... Honestly. Oh, and before I left work 2 hours early yesterday, I spent an hour at my desk trying to top my own high score on Kung Fury, so make of that what you will.

It's not hard work to play a video game.

It is whilst being entertaining doing it. Think I'm wrong? Try it. Try breaking 100 followers on Twitch or 100 subscribers on YouTube who watch weekly. And you have to cater to the viewers. No one wants to watch a Try Hard run Trials the entire weekend without a single win. No one wants to watch a GoW team lose constantly. No one wants to watch a person grind Cactuar Island for 5 hours straight. If you can do those and keep viewers, you are a master. However, seeing as that isn't the case, you gotta be able to run a no sphere grid run without a single death and still keep your cool while being entertaining, you gotta be able to be the guy that gets 25 kills and no deaths without breaking a sweat and still be owed a steak dinner, you gotta be the Lord of stealth and flawless run no detections, even on Seoul on hard mode and make people laugh and come back. You don't pro like that in one attempt. That DOES take hard work. Bonus points for people who get the references.

Making a video on YouTube is easy. If I really wanted to I would but like I said I have a job. I'm entertaining people here on a forum imagine if I was making videos or streaming? It would go viral.

Of course it would. So why don't you? I assume you have the equipment or know what to get? Do you go USB or XLR? Do you go Hauppauge or Canopy? Phantom or preamp? Vegas or Premiere? Audacity or Wavepad? And calibrations? How would you set up? And I assume you know about synching and video editing? And how to make your intro Video? And it'll be easy to advertise, right? Oh and you'd obviously know about channel management. I mean, why wouldn't you? Which network, if any, would you trust? Would Maker be the best choice? Of course because it's easy, maintaining a fan base would be easy. And then of course you know about doing your own finances and taxes. This list is just a small thing to consider. And you'd straight up just record and upload, right? Or would you? Maybe there's actually work to do with each video you make and render. What's the best output settings? Especially for YouTube, but you know those too, right? Try it, and like the rest of us who actually do this, you'd then realise you don't just record a 5 minute Xbox DVR video, put audio over it, upload and the cash rolls in. Boulder Pro Tip: You gotta get 150,000 minutes of video watched every 3 months on YouTube to start getting paid chump change, so yeah, try it and after 3 months tell me how easy it is. It's only good if you work hard

Who said I would do it as a job? I would do it as a hobby. I'm finishing up my degree to get a job in the business field. I don't need or want YouTube money.

Then do it as a hobby. But like I said, tell me how easy it is after doing all the above. Because you'd still have to run it like a YouTube channel business, regardless of if it pays.

Why would I do all the above for a video?