When you're watching a stream on YouTube or Twitch, do you participate in chat?

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itachi15243
02/06/2024
11:50 PM
#1
I've been watching a lot of streams lately and noticing that a lot of people don't participate in chat. You have a a stream of like a 1 or 2 thousand and 20 or 30 people constantly chatting. Maybe 50 max. Even weirder to me is that it seems like there are a decent bit less who actually try to communicate directly towards the creator unless they're part of the "in" group. Besides situations where the streamer will ask chat questions or have a conversation with chat atleast, but there still aren't that many relative to how many people are actually there even in those cases.

Is it normal to just watch a live stream and just lurk in the chat or something? To just completely ignore it even? That just seems to go against the point of it to me.
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BloodMoon7
02/06/2024
11:51 PM
#2
lol no. Cringe.
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itachi15243
02/06/2024
11:52 PM
#3
BloodMoon7 posted...
lol no. Cringe.

Why is being an active part of the conversation cringe?
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Killmonger
02/06/2024
11:54 PM
#4
I dont even watch streams.
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Puglia77
02/07/2024
12:00 AM
#5
Sometimes to laugh at what just happened. You're not supposed to chat to talk to the streamer although it does feel nice to have your message read out loud. Sometimes I chat so my name can be seen in clips.
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R1masher
02/07/2024
12:01 AM
#6
most of the chats are just a bunch of doofuses spamming emojis and random questions sucking on the streamers peen
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ArsGoetia
02/07/2024
12:02 AM
#7
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BroodRyu
02/07/2024
12:03 AM
#8
I think the only chat I ever participated in was the original Twitch Plays Pokmon. Otherwise most stream chats move so fast I dont see a point in bothering.
Airhammy
02/07/2024
12:08 AM
#9
Depends on the stream. If I'm an active part of their community I tend to chat more. Especially if they're playing a game I like. Otherwise I lurk and chat occasionally.
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Solar_Crimson
02/07/2024
12:11 AM
#10
Nope, and in fact, I turn the chat off.

The only live streams I watch are things like Nintendo Directs anyway.
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TerraSeeker
02/07/2024
12:13 AM
#11
If I have stream playing, it typically means I'm doing something else like playing a videogame. I started doing this after I got tinnitus years ago. Playing music was okay, but listening to a conversation was or something else was more stimulating.
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LoveLikeJazz
02/07/2024
12:16 AM
#12
Rarely because nobody's going to see it most of the time. It depends how fast the chat is going. I like to watch LobosJr and his chats usually don't go too fast, so I've actually had a few back and forths with him in the chat. Sometimes I'll ask a question about a game I've decided to check out on Twitch and the chat itself will answer me.

It's not all that bad, but what truly is cringe are all the simps in the tit streamer chats. And those streamers themselves.
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BloodMoon7
02/07/2024
12:52 AM
#13
itachi15243 posted...
Why is being an active part of the conversation cringe?
Watching a stream is cringe. To participate in the chat on top of that is basically announcing how cringe you are.
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Solar_Crimson
02/07/2024
01:04 AM
#14
BloodMoon7 posted...
Watching a stream is cringe. To participate in the chat on top of that is basically announcing how cringe you are.
You say as you post on a dying video game website's message board consisting of people mostly in their 30's.
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BloodMoon7
02/07/2024
01:07 AM
#15
Solar_Crimson posted...
You say as you post on a dying video game website's message board consisting of people mostly in their 30's.
When did I say it wasn't cringe to post on CE? That shit is mega cringe infinite turbo style.
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LinkPizza
02/07/2024
01:08 AM
#16
Not all the time, but I do often enough. And have had my comments read multiple times Which is kind of cool
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FL81
02/09/2024
12:16 PM
#17
very rarely, unless it's a stream with a tiny audience
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kirbymuncher
02/09/2024
12:42 PM
#18
very rarely unless the streamer is someone I know from elsewhere and regularly talk to and it's more like some friend group hangout activity rather than a real "streamer" broadcasting to a bunch of misc fans
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pauIie
02/09/2024
12:44 PM
#19
nah streams are always a passive activity for me. i listen to them while doing other things.
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Hayame_Zero
02/09/2024
12:45 PM
#20
Always. I always watch live ones because any time the streamer says something I'm familiar with or want to comment on, I do.
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willythemailboy
02/09/2024
01:53 PM
#21
I very rarely watch streams, and the few I do watch are usually locked to sub-only chat. So no, I don't participate.
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itachi15243
02/09/2024
05:18 PM
#22
This is actually pretty surprising.

I thought one of the biggest draws of a stream was being able to participate and talk with creators.
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Dakimakura
02/09/2024
05:21 PM
#23
I have no issue saying stuff in a chat. Pretty much just a faster CE. Problem is I rarely am logged in and am too lazy to do so.
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Ratchetrockon
02/09/2024
05:43 PM
#24
i used to all the time but stopped about 2 years ago. coincides with me quitting drinking (i guess i only found it fun while drunk lol)

i dont watch streams anymore either
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NoxObscuras
02/09/2024
05:47 PM
#25
No, the only streams I really watch are gaming announcements like State of Play and Nintendo Direct. The companies aren't really responding to the chats and there's so many people watching that the chat's moving at lightning speed anyway
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Vyrulisse
02/09/2024
05:49 PM
#26
Sometimes.
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Notti
02/12/2024
06:38 AM
#27
It depends, if it's scrolling like hell, no.
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cuttin_in_farm
02/12/2024
06:42 AM
#28
itachi15243 posted...
This is actually pretty surprising.

I thought one of the biggest draws of a stream was being able to participate and talk with creators.

I feel like youre asking CE, an older demographic.

Younger folks are the ones chatting.

For me, I dont watch streams live. I only watch retroactively.

But I dont see the appeal of commenting something just for the streamer to ignore you because they have an incentive to focus on superchats instead. Some streamers dont even read those.
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BlueAnnihilator
02/12/2024
07:00 AM
#29
Solar_Crimson posted...
Nope, and in fact, I turn the chat off.
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LinkPizza
02/12/2024
07:00 AM
#30
cuttin_in_farm posted...
But I dont see the appeal of commenting something just for the streamer to ignore you because they have an incentive to focus on superchats instead. Some streamers dont even read those.

You have to find the good streamers There are plenty who still get and read all super chats. But will still read others when they see them
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