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Re:Half a million people watch me study on TikTok by the_only_law on Sunday May 08, 2022 @09:44AM (#31303902)
I had someone send me a bit of malware they had received (I like to pick it apart in my spare time occasionally).

Too my shock, the guy asked if I could stream my work. No one even wants to watch me play games. I tried to explain that it was probably going to be slow and boring, but he insisted.

Re:Half a million people watch me study on TikTok by wirthjason on Sunday May 08, 2022 @11:34AM (#31304989)
I don't think there's anything wrong with watching it to learn something new like malmare dissection. I can appreciate the rawness of it, even if some consider it "boring", because it accurately shows how it really is. Editing it out presents a false idea about what really happens.

That said, watching something for the sake of it, without purpose or end goal feels odd4

Re:Half a million people watch me study on TikTok by yread on Sunday May 08, 2022 @10:28AM (#31304333)
r/WatchPeopleCode used to be moderately popular. It's not a bad way to learn