How a 60-Person Gaming Collective Built a $1.2M Income Stream and Forced a Rethink of Play vs. Work

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How a Discord Collective Went From Casual Streams to a Structured Income Model in 24 Months In 2019 a group of 60 players, mostly aged 18-28, formed a loosely organized Discord server to share clips, organize tournaments, and run weekly