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[Ryan]

I guess I'd really have to want to learn a specific game to just sit and watch someone play a video game for an hour.

I used to think similarly.

Growing up I used to watch my Dad watch hockey. I thought it entertaining that he could be amused by observing others play instead of enjoying the game himself... there was something awkward about the way he yelled and cheered with the audience on TV... it was kind of like a dance. The one thing that really stands out was his timing; cheering at precisely the right time when something good happened, and yelling at an equally clear-cut moment when things turned bad. I remember thinking he must really understand what was happening on the screen to know so intimately when to emote.

My significant other enjoys watching people play "Don't Starve Together". He really loves it! Some times a streamer will make a mistake that he wouldn't have made, or they will perform a task in a way that isn't optimal. During those moments he reminds me of my father... emotions coming to the surface, and before I know it there are instructions being spoken to the television as if the person on screen can hear us! He talks about the community he is a part of a lot.

It must be nice to share that type of experience with others, but just like you... it's not for me.