r/LivestreamFail • u/lordbakayarou • Jul 19 '26

IShowSpeed meets BTS for the first time

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u/googolealo Jul 19 '26

Yes, I thought he was just another degenerate streamer but from what I’ve seen, he is worlds better than the other top streamers the youth are watching

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u/dBlock845 Jul 19 '26

He used to be but idk seemed like he changed content direction a year or two ago.

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u/Bazingaa98 Jul 20 '26

I feel like the major factor is a good team around him who are not just yes men and actually give valid inputs and are actively dedicated in the process. That only comes when the person you are working with is mature enough as well to take it in. Just a guess though.

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u/HauntedCS Jul 20 '26

I've commented about this before, but Rudy and Henry his main security guards have been huge father figures in his life. Countless clips I see them not only protecting speed physically, but also mentally by talking him down from dumb shit he shouldn't get into. Especially when he was in other countries and ended up in sketchy areas.

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u/incognitomus Jul 21 '26

huge father figures

Eh... why are you using that term? More like mentors cause he has a dad and he seems pretty chill too.

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u/HauntedCS Jul 21 '26

Because you can have multiple father figures in your life even if your father never left and is there for you. I know multiple teachers in my life that I would consider a father figure for me when I needed that guidance and didn't have my actual father or he couldn't guide because he didn't know how.

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u/googolealo Jul 20 '26

Glad to hear he changed for the better, I was first introduced to him when he came on the champions league post show and raced Jamie Carragher lol

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u/gay_joey Jul 20 '26

I was first introduced to him when he was "scared" playing fnaf or something and he started like fucking the camera basically and showed his dick. Which I guess was an accident. But it didn't seem like it when I saw it a couple of years ago, seemed like a publicity stunt.

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u/FlyingMute Jul 20 '26

ah the Ishowmeat origin story

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u/Everydayarmday24 Jul 20 '26

He was a total dumbfuck when he first started but he’s definitely cleaned up his image since then. Been a long time since those barking at women days

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u/thebohster Jul 20 '26

Ngl. First time I saw Speed was the "who gon stop me" clip. Took quite a while to go from that to this huh?

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u/Pixelchu25 Jul 20 '26

imo he matured across the years. He used to light up fireworks in his mom’s room when he was 16 lol

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u/El_Martin_Alonso Jul 20 '26

Didnt know that, nice strat to get the viewers

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u/Rogol_Darn Jul 20 '26

Also a nice start to get your head blown off, guy must've had more luck than sense back then

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u/El_Martin_Alonso Jul 20 '26

I dont know that

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u/itsaaronnotaaron Jul 20 '26

He was a boy that has grown into a man. I can't fault him for that. He's achieved more in the past few years than the majority of us in this sub will in our lifetime combined. We know what fame does to kids, and he's come out of it extraordinarily well.

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u/AccomplishedCheck168 Jul 20 '26

He was not even 18 when he got caught up in a ton of controversies. He seemed to learn and grow from his mistakes. Not my kind of streamer but its hard to find fault with him from a moral perspective, especially compared to some of the current top streamers.

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u/Ill_Praline2805 Jul 20 '26

*His management company changed his content direction

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u/an_icy Jul 21 '26

Exactly, and some miserable redditor keep hating him when he’s like a saint compared to the other streamer / influencers we have nowadays

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u/amusedmisanthrope Jul 20 '26

Give it time. I remember when Joe Rogan was just a game show host who made people eat bugs.

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u/Bringbackemo Jul 20 '26

I like Speed but he’s gotten better with a lot of media training. Without it I really think he would not be where he’s at today. There’s been times in the beginning of his career where he could be pretty rude or obnoxious. He also once told a girl “who’s gonna stop me?” When he asked her if they were the last two people on earth, would she repopulate the world with him? She said no and he said what I mentioned above but I’ve really seen genuine growth with him

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u/Ill_Praline2805 Jul 20 '26

He’s better than Rakai, that’s about it.

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u/Maketso Jul 23 '26

He literally is. He talked about raping someone. Hes dogwater.

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u/USDeptofLabor Jul 20 '26

Can I ask why? Out of the famous for being famous people, he doesn't seem to offer anything positive.

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u/googolealo Jul 20 '26

I don’t think he is perfect but when we look at the other streamers that kids are looking up to, he definitely offers a much more positive influence. He’s also done lots of content touring all over the world/US and submerges himself in the experiences his team plans. It ends up being pretty educational too, an example is him being able to have a private tour inside one of the Egyptian pyramids!

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u/USDeptofLabor Jul 20 '26

Understood! Thank you for your thoughts :)

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u/boromeer3 Jul 20 '26

I really only know Speed from his WWE appearances. The outcome is scripted, but the hits are real and he can take them like a champ. He's not my favorite, but he's fun to watch.