>>49832162the affirmation that they're able to retain someone's attention, ANYONE at all, is a major confidence boost for streamers, corpo and indie alike. obviously don't be a retard and follow chat rules but if the only thing you're comfortable to contribute is a couple of relevant emojis, do it! it also encourages lurkers to engage for the first time, which is an algorithm buff. don't feel annoying, you're doing more than hundreds of other viewers chatting even once per stream and they really appreciate it.