10 years ago I was like “why tf would I want to watch someone play a video game when I could just play it myself?”

Now I’m like “why tf would I play this game when I could just watch someone else?”

I guess I’m still interested in what’s going on in gaming in general, but I don’t have any desire to go through all the bullshit of a modern AAA game with a huge repetitive open world, dozens of half assed shallow mechanics (rpg/perk system, loot, crafting etc.), homogenized design, predatory DLC/mtx, and all that. I’d rather play Factorio and watch a streamer play whatever hot new game people are into.

Lots of people watch live sports, reality TV, talk shows. It's just an extension of that genre depending on what type of streamer you're in to.

Lots of people don't care for that stuff, sounds like you're in the second group.

I legitimately never understood the draw of watching sports, on any level, until I watched people playing hard video games and was fascinated by checking out what they could do and got to share in their vicarious enjoyment of their accomplishment when they overcame.

I was like oh, I get it. That's why people watch football. Makes sense now.

Watching the recording afterward is maybe good for some white noise, but it’s clearly not the intended experience I think.

Same reason why you might DVR a TV show, to watch it later when you get home.

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