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Re:On Twitch, you can never log off by Nursie on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @07:41AM (#33968117)
I got the impression they were plugged into whole communities of streamers for whom this is entirely normal.

I have no idea how big they are, I don’t think they were aiming particularly young, one was regularly streaming horror games.

To me the whole thing is weird in many other ways (why watch other people game?! I could be gaming!) but twitch seems set up for this sort of stuff and it feels pretty unhealthy.

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Re:On Twitch, you can never log off by s1artibartfast on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @10:50AM (#33970452)
Maybe I can answer some of your question. I'm a daily twitch consumer, and perhaps worse, a lurker at that.

It is basically the same as TV or YouTube for me, neither of which I consume much of. Good streamers are entertainers, and are interesting to watch. It is low effort consumption and relaxing. I learn about high level play for games that I enjoy, even if I watch them more than I play them.

Most of my watching takes place as I lay in bed waiting for my melatonin to kick in and pass out.

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