One of 's most notable up-and-coming streaming icons has a heart of stone and the personality of a rock. But in this case, it's because it's an actual roꩵck.
On Oct. 7, shared that t♍hey'd joined Twitch's Affil🐻iate Program after they'd streamed their Pet Rock for seven straight days.
The creator's ro🐈ck-solid strateg꧃y to gain viewer attention consisted of simply showing off their Pet Rock while music played in the background.
The rock, which appears on the , is a basic gray stone with glued-on googly eyes. With stream t𒅌itles like and " there was little confusion as to what viewers could expect from the stream. Still, the simple premise drove people to the channel, which now has more than 250 followers.
To add some variety, the channel owner occasionally incorporates additional elements into the stream. For example, at one poiཧnt, they added tiny tombstones. Aftꦺer a viewer asked about them in the stream's chat, the creator implied that they were part of a seasonal theme.
The rock also has its ow🍨n Twitter account, where it goes by the alias .
A popular fad in the 1970s, Pet Rocks were novelty items packaged🔯 a꧋nd sold as actual pets.
“I pac🌠ka🦄ged a sense of humor for a very bored public,” the
It's unclear whether CT's Pet Rock is one of these vintage coll𝓰ectibles.
In an era wheꦡre streamers to gain audiences' attention, the Pet Rock's rise on Twitch proves simpler streams have a place on the platform, too.
For Twitch streamers, an invitation to the platform's is an early milestone. Streamers can only qualify once they have more than 50 followers, have broadcast seven or more times in the previous 30 days, and have broadcast more than 500 minutes of cღontent with an average of at least three viewers.
After CT announced that the channelꦫ had joined the Twitch Affiliate Program, fans were quick w🍨ith the rock puns.
Of course, nothing about the channel owner's trajectory is carved in stone as they may choose to use the channel to share non-rock content in the future. But for now, viewers ca🥂n expect to see the Pet Rock as it continues 🍃to do rock things on stream.
TheGamer has reached out to the streamer for comment. In the meantime, fans can only hope that CT's budding celebrity Twitch pet will t🎃ake its newfound rock stardom in 💫stride.