Imane 'Pokimane' Anys

Well, I don't want to act like it's such a detriment, you know?

Yeah, because, I mean, I started streaming when I was in high school, didn't make much.

In college, was still in debt for like two years.

And then it started taking off.

And then maybe two, three years after that, I started making significantly more, like more than what a doctor makes.

And then for like two, three years, it was...

Much, much more than I could have ever imagined.

So initially, it was really just like step by step.

Like, I'm just looking to have like a part-time job, basically.

I can make a little bit of money here while studying engineering.

Cool.

Then I was like, wait, if I focus on this for a couple months, I can pay off my student loans.

Cool.

And then, frankly, for me, my dream in life was always engineering.

to make six figures.

And I really felt like at that point, I was like, OK, I'm good.

But it felt like the expectation in life is to optimize that.

So when you see the opportunity, right?

It's like, go for it, go for it.

But at some point it's like, you don't really realize what you're sacrificing or if you should keep going for it.