[ SECRET POST #6873 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6873 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

I think what makes streamers different from the talk show host, newscaster, or other type of celebrity is that they can interact directly with you in the course of making their content. They take actions on stream based on what viewers decide; they respond to comments in chat, in real time; in the case of game streamers, they sometimes play the game with viewers. They'll often speak of their "community," how great and welcoming and special it is, and you can be a part of it. You can join the Discord. You can buy the merch. Those other viewers can be your people, with the streamer as your leader.

All of this creates a more convincing illusion of relationship than passive mass entertainment ever could. And it's because, well...there is a bit of one, isn't there? The entertainer is speaking directly to you, and inviting you to be a member of their group.

For people that are lonely, I think this can be a double-edged sword. They get someone who pays attention to them, and a whole ready-made cadre of people to talk to. But at the end of the day, the connection isn't real, so it will always be shallow, and it can vanish at any time.

Now, something that distressed me is that I think it can flow in the other direction: the streamer starts to believe that his or her connection to viewers is real, and starts to prioritize it over other considerations. But, of course, just as the average streamer likes the viewer mainly because s/he gets them paid, the average viewer likes the streamer mainly for the illusion and the content, not for who they really are.