[quote]You don't always have the opportunity to watch sports, go to the movies etc. but if you have money to give someone playing a video game then you most likely have money to buy and play the game yourself. Yea people pay for entertainment but you DON'T have to pay to watch people play games. If a streamer was entertaining enough to where you could only watch them if you pay then sure, but you don't have to pay so giving them money purely because you enjoy watching them play games is beyond me.[/quote] You're missing the point a bit. If a steamer had to be entertaining enough that you have to pay to watch, by your logic, the super bowl ( which is often one of, if not the highest rated tv events of the year ) is actually not entertaining because it's free to watch. There's tons of free programming, does that mean it's not enjoyable because it's free? If I have the money to spend watching a team play baseball, shouldn't I also have the money to buy a ball and glove and go play myself by that logic? No one is forcing you to pay, watch or even enjoy it. That doesn't mean other people don't feel that way though. You're totally free to feel that way. Just like they're free to support something they find entertaining. You do also realize that without the monetary support, most of them could not stream as much, if at all right? Just like pro athletes would have a difficult time training/playing if they were working in office 40-60 hours a week. We pay athletes to entertain us, why can't those who enjoy it pay streamers to entertain us?