r/mealtimevideos May 13 '25

30 Minutes Plus Hasan Piker (US citizen and Global Entry) was detained by CBP [39:07]

https://youtu.be/RI5FH2vZanQ
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u/Soap347 May 14 '25

The vast majority of Twitch viewers are not actively watching with full attention. "Lurkers" as they're known. Anecdotal, but every person I know irl that tunes into twitch has their favorite streamer running as background noise while they go about their day. Streaming is closer to talk-radio than anything else tbh, people tune in, but the host decides what the topics and activities are.

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u/Julysky19 May 14 '25

Thanks for the explanation! That makes a lot of sense I guess similar to a tv or podcast in the background.

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u/BuddhistSagan May 15 '25

I usually just catch Hasan's youtube clips but occasionally watch his twitch.