I hear this feedback a lot when people think the results of a research study are "obvious", but anecdotally 'obvious' vs. evidence supported conclusion hold an

I hear this feedback a lot when people think the results of a research study are "obvious", but anecdotally 'obvious' vs. evidence supported conclusion hold an intensity different weight! But firstly, this can't really be obvious. There's no real way one individual would be able to reach this conclusion without falling prey to their own biases. Especially online where most platforms create user-tailored echo chambers which distort an individual's perception of the entire platform. Having this conclusion be evidence supported also means it can now be built on top of. If I was a twitch employee, this research would be convincing enough to make me put in place interventions on the platform if I was inclined to prevent this kind of behaviour. It's incredibly unlikely someone would put into play an expensive project with potential risks to the platform based solely on "well some people think it's obvious". But with actually numbers and a method to measure progress, that's way more feasible. It also means people who want to do research in this space can use the methods of this study in other platforms or on different slices of the twitch audience, and then they have a baseline to compare against! So overall seems like a decent contribution.