>>19063679It's addiction. Inside those long, monotonous hours are pockets of enjoyable moments that gets the dopamine flowing. It's what drives people to gamble, and what drives you to browse this board. Sure, 90% of it is shit, but that 10% makes it seem all worth it for some people.
Streamwatchers are addicted to streams. They experienced one or two memorable moments out of a stream, and now they sit through hours of boring footage just to catch another hit of dopamine when something entertaining happens. This is why streamwatchers hate clippers because clippers are essentially taking what streamwatchers think they've worked for and just handing it out without any effort.
