Re:Half a million people watch me study on TikTok
by staindk on Sunday May 08, 2022 @10:15AM
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No idea if the study streamer in the article does this, but a lot of popular streamers make it a priority to interact with their viewers - e.g. CohhCarnage, Day9, Pestily. It's a great thing to do if there is some amount of 'down time' between games or during loading screens and such, but from what I've seen it does help make their viewers feel more heard and such.
In the article they mention he studies with a pomodoro timer, so I guess he interacts with the "stream chat" during the off time and such.
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Definitely not for everyone! But I can see the appeal.
When I study with someone there’s a real life component. We take breaks together, chat, ask each other questions.
Also, studying in common places can remove environmental distractions. For some reason during finals time I had the urge to clean the apartment.
I can relate to the physical in-person-ness of the experience. I cannot relate to the non-interactive, passive watching of it.