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Sorry to contribute to the current retardation going on in the thread, but I think even streamers are aware that a lot of people use them as background noise. So they aren't necessarily actively watching. Twitch streamers stay live for a long time. It's hard to actively watch an 8 hour stream unless you're a NEET. But for a significant portion of viewers, I think it's normal for them to mute and unmute, or leave and come back depending on what they're doing throughout the day. It's not unusual to see people tell the streamer that they're leaving/back from being out, and those are just the ones who actively chat instead leaving to do whatever and coming back without saying anything about it.