In a cozy Kendall bedroom, Natasha Walsh is surrounded by a PlayStation 5, a buzzing gaming computer and two computer screens.
A neon sign spelling out “Barefoot Tasha,” Walsh’s stage name, fills the room with soft, pink lighting. For five hours every night, thousands of people around the world watch her play video games.
“This is my purpose,” Walsh told the Miami Herald. “This is what I’m meant to do. I also just have always had a passion for entertaining people.”
At 32, she has found a way to monetize that passion and reach people around the world. Walsh now makes a living by streaming on Twitch, a social media platform where gamers can play against each other and broadcast their screens for other people to watch. She has over 40,000 followers on Twitch, and some pay as much as $25 a month to watch her streams without ads and have other perks. She also receives revenue from posting videos and streaming live on YouTube.
It’s been five years since she’s had a “normal” job.
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