One True King (OTK) co-founder Matthew “Mizkif” recently shared his opinion on whether or not streamers should have kids during a collaboration with Imane “Pokimane.”
The conversation started when Mizkif said that he would “never” have children during the Twitch stars’ discussion on the future of their livestreaming careers. Pokimane expressed her dismay at the Austin, Texas-based personality’s viewpoint and that she would like to establish a family “someday.” In the course of the conversation, Matthew asserted that “most streamers” shouldn’t have kids. He first made a joking allusion to Eric “Erobb221” at first. He then brought up polarizing Twitch personality Mitch Jones and said: “I also believe that most streamers shouldn’t have kids. (Pokimane asks if she’s in that ‘bucket’) No, you’re mature enough. Like, let’s think of a streamer that genuinely should not have a child. Besides me. Who’s someone that’s just not mature yet? Erobb. (The streamers burst out laughing) Mitch Jones. Like, is Mitch Jones in a suitable position? Like, ‘Yep, I want a kid!’ The kid’s going to come out of the womb and he’s going to be vaping in front of his face!”
The 28-year-old claimed that he would still be livestreaming in two years when Mizkif and Pokimane were speculating on the course of their online careers. Additionally, he stated that he had no intention of having children: “Listen, if I say that, ‘Oh, I have 10 more years of streaming,’ it’s like… ‘F**k! That’s a lot to think about.’ But, let’s say two years. And, in two years from now, I still stream? Of course, I’ll be streaming in years. What kind of a question is that? And, that’s it! But, when it comes to kids, uh-uh. No way! Nope! I will never have kids. Nope!”
The Moroccan-Canadian personality, in contrast to Mizkif, expressed the desire to start a family and have children “someday.” She continued: “Frankly, you know, I’m not like, ‘I need kids now.’ But, I do feel like someday… I don’t know how to say this. Hopefully, you know, I’ll be in love. I’ll be married. And I’ll feel that I’ve fulfilled my career. And then I’ll be like, ‘Yo know what? I want to make a little baby thing.'”
Pokimane further stated that she was in a “privileged position” and was capable of handling parenthood: “But, I also think I’m in such a privileged position where I can actually balance! Like, I have the financial means. You know? To try to balance. So, if anyone’s going to have a f**king baby, shouldn’t it be me?”
Mizkif agreed with Pokimane’s viewpoint. However, he claimed that “most streamers” are not mature enough to have children. After citing Mitch Jones as an example, the content creator opined: “Streamers are not mentally there yet to have children. Like, all of them!”
