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Ali “Myth” Kabbani

Born on May 24, 1999, to Syrian and African American parents, Ali Kabbani,
known in the esports world as Myth, has 5.8 million followers on Twitch
and 4.37 million subscribers on YouTube. A top-tier Fortnite player on Team
SoloMid, Myth is known for his innovative strategies, his outstanding build-
ing skills, and his entertaining commentary as he plays. He talks about his
career and some of the adversities he has overcome:

I don’t live in a community where what I do is heavily accepted.
. . . That pressure from family. I took a very different route when
it came to just life in general. Right out of high school I was like I
wanna stream. That was something that was super risky and prob-
ably wasn’t the best decision to be quite honest, but I kind of took
that with an insane drive. I didn’t think about failure. I just kind of
went for it. . . .
My mom was watching me on TV . . . or watching like my highlight
videos. I remember waking up one morning, I walk out of my room
and I hear like the audio or the video, and I’m like, “Is this what is
happening? Is this real life right now?” . . .
If I could, you know, make somebody’s day. Show somebody that
things don’t always have to be dark as they may seem. Help people
work on themselves. Being a positive light for people, I think, is
something that in uences me heavily.

Quoted in TheNetline, “TheMyth Biography,” 2020. https://thenetline.com.

than excel at gaming. They cultivate an image as they talk to the
audience while they play.
Lifestyle gamers earn most of their money from subscriptions
to their video channels and advertisements served up before, dur-
ing, and after they stream. Both Twitch and Mixer charge viewers
around $5 a month to watch a particular gamer’s channel ad free.

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