because it made them feel feelings.

same reason anyone has any parasocial relationship. apparently people watch people stream or influence and develop feelings for them.

i don’t personally expereince any of this so it bafflest he crap otu of me… but apparently that makes me mentally ill in the current technology economy where it’s considered ‘normal’ to gift people 100/1000s of dollars to listen to them whine online.

at least with Nintendo I am playing for a console and a game to play. not for the experiencing of living viscerally though somebody else.