Like why do people spend time watching someone play a video game and occasionally talk into the air

What the hell is a hololive

  • ssjmarx [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    People, especially kids, are very, very lonely right now. Livestreaming emulates being in a room with a friend bullshitting. You could be bullshitting playing games, or watching youtube, or talking about politics - but fundamentally all livestreaming is filling loneliness with a parasocial relationship.

    • UlyssesT
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      11 days ago

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    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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      1 year ago

      I totally understand filling loneliness with parasocial relationships. But that’s what podcasts are for, livestreams are terrible at that imo