TV Host Jimmy Kimmel shows comedy sketch making fun of people who watch other people play videogames on the internet, receives backlash, then responds

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mysteryman said:

Dusk said:

RadiantDanceMachine said:
Why watch other people play sports?

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I'll agree when it's something like golf, but even then it's about cheering on the player as opposed to the team. That's generally what watching sports is about. Living vicariously through someone or many others. Often the reasonings for this is because it's where they grew up, or they have a tie to it in one way or another. With gaming, it's not. For the most part the ability to play the game is a real thing, they are quite accessable and generally cost the same as the cost for the internet that it is being watched with.

Very few have the ability to be a professional athlete, however the vast majority have the ability to play a game.

I do understand the idea of watching a video to find out a part you are having trouble with, but I find that walkthroughs generally work better and are easier to find those specific sections.

Your analogy is not correct.

The analogy would be more akin to watching people play backyard sports.

Who doesn't enjoy watching a game of horseshoes or beirut between a bunch of people having fun? Maybe not on tv, but the sentiment is the same. It's enoying a game through other people who are having fun with the game.