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What's the draw of watching/following streamers? (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've watched some here and there, but having to try to catch them when they stream has put me too much in the mind of old tv and catching shows when they air. Watching the recording afterward is maybe good for some white noise, but it's clearly not the intended experience I think.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I legitimately never understood the draw of watching sports, on any level, until I watched people playing hard video games and was fascinated by checking out what they could do and got to share in their vicarious enjoyment of their accomplishment when they overcame.

I was like oh, I get it. That's why people watch football. Makes sense now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

So you share the sense of pride and accomplishment!