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Steven Asarch
Steven Asarch is an internet culture reporter who lives on Twitch and YouTube. After graduating from Baruch College, he wrote for Newsweek and Insider. He executive produced the docu-series Onision in Real Life and currently freelance writes about digital culture.
By Steven Asarch
How streamer Pirate Software gained nearly two million subs in six months
Lightning struck twice for the game dev streamer.
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