I know I'm a boring middle-aged old fart and therefore completely out of touch, but my brain just refuses to even begin to comprehend why people would want to w

I know I'm a boring middle-aged old fart and therefore completely out of touch, but my brain just refuses to even begin to comprehend why people would want to watch other people playing video games. I can think of almost nothing I would find more indescribably boring. Even more incomprehensible is the fact that the 'spectators' are willing to pay money to watch other people play games, so that folks are actually making huge amounts of cash from this. But, when I think about it a bit more, I suppose it's not that much different from people paying to watch other people play sports [which I also find an oddly pointless past-time] and I suppose computer games are increasingly replacing real physical activity for the obese generation. So it's probably inevitable people will want to 'tune in' and watch, just like they'd do with a football match, or athletics event. ...and don't get me started on the people who earn big money on YouTube from having people pay to watch them opening boxes. I already feel like I need to stick my head in a bucket of ice! As regards the "mystery" [in the headline] of such people occasionally dropping dead while taking part in these 'marathons', it's not that surprising. Anyone who spends 12 hours a day for months on end, sitting on their arse indoors, without getting a breath of fresh air or any exercise ––and probably existing on sugary drinks, junk food and cigarettes, is not likely to be in the best of cardiovascular health to start with.