In a recent thread, a streamer admitted to viewbotting with "just a few" fake viewers and followers just to get a step up from the bottom of the "0 viewer" streams: https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/5z1y2o/coming_clean/ A lot of people sympathized with him saying what he did wasn't as awful as major viewbotting (with 50-150 fake views/follows) and that he built a good community from it. **But what do you think? Is viewbotting with 1-5 viewers acceptable for new streamers looking to grow?** This was my reply: *"well, kudos for coming clean. No kudos for falsely taking the spotlight from people who have put more effort in growing naturally. I've always preached about growing naturally for my channel. I don't do follow for follow, I don't spam my channel on social media, I don't inflate my views/follows. Yes, growth is slow, but it's growth I earned. I hope that if you return to streaming to try it honestly, I feel it's more rewarding.. :D"*