Here’s the thing, though - the placebo effect still /works/. It’s not something to sniff at.

There’s some weird magic mind-control animal-on-Talking-Animal rape as well, if I remember correctly. Whole lot going on there.

It’s not all scream-laughing and over-the-top personalities. My favourite streamer is pretty laid back and super into the details of games.

I grew up watching my brother play video games - it was safe, it was interesting, it was comforting. Now I put low-key people playing games (no scream-laughing for me thanks) on in the background while I clean or do other shit. Also, there are games where I’m interested in the plot but not the gameplay. And streamers…

So, by ‘interesting’ do you mean... abusive?

When I was eight, I wanted to see a ghost. I had a ghost hunting handbook and everything. (My school library was... interesting. And well-stocked.)

The Magnus Archives! It’s probably my favourite fictional horror podcast, and I’ve listened to a LOT of them. Short, genuinely terrifying episodes. A great host, with occasional guests. An overarching plot, but most of the episodes (especially in the beginning) work as stand-alones as well. (Some of the episodes are…

Congrats! Now you’ve been an Actual Gay Person who also identifies as queer 99% of the time. Your anecdata has changed. Change accordingly.

We’re not all still here. The people who died of AIDS because of Reagan? Not still here.