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    • SowTheWind [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      There's a 1/20000 chance that Hasan Piker will directly interact with you, so he's practically your friend

    • BOK6669 [none/use name]
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      Direct interaction even if its through chat hive mind. Also real time solicitation

      People get a dopamine hit from s/os etc

      • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        You do realize the list of things that can give you a “dopamine hit” is long as fucking shit, so it doesn’t mean anything

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          why the hell would you give money to people who play video games for a living? especially if you have a job that sucks? let's play use to be free and done for fun.

          • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            My point is saying something gives someone a dopamine rush is just saying “thing people like doing” in a fancy way. Looking at a pretty tree can give you a fucking dopamine rush.

            Also, I mean not everyone is PewdiePie. If I’m in cash there’s some dork who’s streams are amusing to me and he isn’t already fucking rich I may throw him a buck as a mild thanks.

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              The dopamine rush is not the point though, its how its achieved through predatory parasocial relationships and how literally every streamer builds followings with membership that are implied that you are part of something. "WELCOME TO THE CLUB, THAT YOU GET NOTHING OUT OF THAT YOU ALREADY DIDN'T GET"

              I'm not paying someone money to play video games, its ridiculous. I can only imagine lefties defending this because they also want to be streamers.

              • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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                4 years ago

                I mean yeah, there’s also dudes who do in between shifts at BestBuy for beer money.

                I’ve never gave any streamer money, just saying if I can loaded and bored id maybe throw like $2 to some dork who provided with some amusement during a train ride or something. If you hate that... we’ll I’m not loaded so don’t worry I won’t be helping some guy who did a funny play through of Detroit Become Human afford Chinese takeout.

                • BOK6669 [none/use name]
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                  4 years ago

                  I agree actually and I think that the dynamic is different when it's just you and some tiny streamer. You can legitimately get a friendship out of that. But for me, once you cross into 25+ people in a stream that's where it becomes problematic for me. The dynamic changes.

                  • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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                    4 years ago

                    You can legitimately get a friendship out of that

                    you seem to be hung up on this whole friendship thing
                    on the rare occasion i chuck a few quid at a streamer, it isn't because i think they are my friend, it's because i like the thing they are doing
                    kinda like a busker

                    • BOK6669 [none/use name]
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                      4 years ago

                      I'd agree but I don't chill with a busker for a couple hours a day multiple days a week.

                      • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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                        4 years ago

                        i'm not a big stream watcher really, but i imagine the difference for people more into watching streamers than i am is that you only come across buskers out on the street, and you're usually doing something, so you might only catch a song or two before you have to get on with shit. Whereas you can watch a streamer from the comfort of your own home when you have nothing better to do

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          i just want to give my hard earned money to people who play video games all day so they say my name and be my friend why are you guys so mean :(