Re: The 2022 Reading Challenge
Posted: Jan 30th, '22, 23:20
from what I've seen does work the way you described!
I think many formats evolved as we went more and more online. if writing sprints existed as encouragement of productivity (first offline, then online because the community became more global), reading sprints just fill in the gap that occurred when social interaction became limited. many people don't have anyone to read with. or do anything else. streams are on the rise and the feeling of community is among the reasons. I'm just looking at numbers:
blogger A
stream length: 5h
views: 2096
likes: 123
subscribers the person has: 35k
blogger B
stream length: 1h
views: 163
likes: 11
subscribers the person has: 9k
blogger C
stream length: 3,5h
views: 2781
likes: 152
subscribers the person has: 31k
only one stream has comments but! active chats in all streams! so people are probably not watching those once they're over but they definitely talk to each other while the stream lasts
many streamers have so to speak core viewers, meaning the viewers come to a stream like they would to an event where they'll meet people they know. this puts the whole format in a slightly different light, I guess. while you might use it as a motivation to get through a book you're struggling with (doing 20 minutes at a time, with a legal distraction between the sprints doesn't sound as boring as just reading alone till you're done), the majority are probably just people who like talking to each other and who are brought into a reading context by the host. maybe they pick up their books when the chat goes quiet
I'm just speculating here. it's day 2 or 3 since I discovered this kind of videos or streams, so it's hard to understand what exactly is going on here
but I think we've come somewhere close
I think many formats evolved as we went more and more online. if writing sprints existed as encouragement of productivity (first offline, then online because the community became more global), reading sprints just fill in the gap that occurred when social interaction became limited. many people don't have anyone to read with. or do anything else. streams are on the rise and the feeling of community is among the reasons. I'm just looking at numbers:
blogger A
stream length: 5h
views: 2096
likes: 123
subscribers the person has: 35k
blogger B
stream length: 1h
views: 163
likes: 11
subscribers the person has: 9k
blogger C
stream length: 3,5h
views: 2781
likes: 152
subscribers the person has: 31k
only one stream has comments but! active chats in all streams! so people are probably not watching those once they're over but they definitely talk to each other while the stream lasts
many streamers have so to speak core viewers, meaning the viewers come to a stream like they would to an event where they'll meet people they know. this puts the whole format in a slightly different light, I guess. while you might use it as a motivation to get through a book you're struggling with (doing 20 minutes at a time, with a legal distraction between the sprints doesn't sound as boring as just reading alone till you're done), the majority are probably just people who like talking to each other and who are brought into a reading context by the host. maybe they pick up their books when the chat goes quiet
I'm just speculating here. it's day 2 or 3 since I discovered this kind of videos or streams, so it's hard to understand what exactly is going on here
but I think we've come somewhere close
