I think it depends on the person or the stream but I can tell you why I watch. Occasionally I'll tune in for a big game and watch it the way people do sports,

I think it depends on the person or the stream but I can tell you why I watch. Occasionally I'll tune in for a big game and watch it the way people do sports, especially if my favorite team happens to be playing. More often though, it just feels like a hang out the same way a podcast or talk radio can. Casual conversation with something in the game occasionally drawing attention. I should say maybe I'm an edge case too. I probably only watch a couple hours a month. Edit: ok I thought about it some more and I had one more thought. Because there is a lot of it. There are a few people I really like watching in interviews or give talks. But you'll find with any of that kind of content that you've watched it all after a few dozen hours max. With steamers there are hundreds to thousands of hours of content available for the person you find interesting to listen to.