Let’s Talk About Hot Tub Streams
I never used Twitch before the pandemic -- watching people play games was never really my thing.  But then I discovered the entire second use of Twitch, streaming music.  Since March 2020, it&#x27;s been possible to find someone streaming music at pretty much any time of day.<p>One day I was watching around 2am Pacific time, and the stream ended.  I was looking for another one when I saw someone in the music category with 13,000 viewers (most DJs don&#x27;t crack 1000).  So I went to check it out.<p>It was a hot tub streamer holding a guitar while she thanked people for their tips and subs.  In the 10 minutes I watched, she never once played anything.<p>I was fascinated by the fact that she had so many people basically just watching her in a hot tub and giving her money.  She wasn&#x27;t doing anything compelling.<p>To each their own, but I had no idea there were so many people on the internet willing to pay for such a thing.