Stream Hiatus Phenomenom

The Stream Hiatus Phenomenon (Also known as the vacation effect) is a mysterious and unexplained phenomenon where whenever Destiny is traveling and away from stream, notable geopolitical events or drama seem to occur.

Examples

Canonical / documented examples

The following examples are directly documented in posts specifically invoking the vacation effect.

2023 vacation breakdown

Adept / xQc / Gigi / Poke / Fran civil war^[1]
Trump / GOP mass indictments^[1]
Linus Tech Tips cancellation / implosion^[1]
Barret "schizo stream" / DGG detective counter-stream involving DaryCypher^[1]
Xena / Sneako bridge-burning leak stream^[1]
Fresh and Fit collapse, loss of studio, and full YouTube demonetization^[1]

Early 2024

Death of Alexei Navalny ^[2]

May–June 2024 Israel trip

Donald Trump convicted on 34 felony counts^[3]^[4]
Hunter Biden found guilty on all charges in his federal gun trial^[4]
Briahna Joy Gray fired from The Hill^[4]
Four Israeli hostages rescued during the Nuseirat rescue operation^[4]
Nvidia surpassing a $3 trillion market capitalization and becoming one of the world's largest public companies^[4]
Zherka banned on Kick^[4]

Commonly cited retrospective examples

The following examples are often mentioned in later threads about the meme, though they are usually cited retrospectively rather than from a single original "master list" post:

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Reddit (August 19, 2023). "Vacation Destiny breakdown". Retrieved N/A.
↑ Reddit (February 16, 2024). "guys... Steven travels for 2 days and immediately Navalny dies". Retrieved N/A.
↑ Reddit (May 31, 2024). "Is there? / there should be a list of happenings when tiny travels". Retrieved N/A.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 Reddit (June 2, 2024). "Israel Travel Vlog May/June 2024 (updating end of each day)". Retrieved N/A.
↑ Reddit (July 12, 2024). "I repeat my petition: Destiny must be locked at home until Nov. 5". Retrieved N/A.
↑ Reddit (July 11, 2024). "Petition to stop Destiny from traveling". Retrieved N/A.

[vacation-breakdown-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Reddit (August 19, 2023). "Vacation Destiny breakdown". Retrieved N/A.

[navalny-2] Reddit (February 16, 2024). "guys... Steven travels for 2 days and immediately Navalny dies". Retrieved N/A.

[travel-effect-list-3] Reddit (May 31, 2024). "Is there? / there should be a list of happenings when tiny travels". Retrieved N/A.

[israel-travel-vlog-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 Reddit (June 2, 2024). "Israel Travel Vlog May/June 2024 (updating end of each day)". Retrieved N/A.

[petition-lock-home-5] Reddit (July 12, 2024). "I repeat my petition: Destiny must be locked at home until Nov. 5". Retrieved N/A.

[petition-stop-traveling-6] Reddit (July 11, 2024). "Petition to stop Destiny from traveling". Retrieved N/A.

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