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People go to concerts to socialize with the crowd, not with the artist.

>>marcos+(OP)
Maybe a parasocial with the crowd then. Small venues are better for social life but bigger venues create more revenue. So we get less social life.

People build connections whatever they do, we have had phone sex for a long time. Now you need a camera and take some clothes off to do it. It is obvious that the people who manage to earn a lot streaming are mass producing content. There are ones who strive for a social connection and the creators who give that are never going to be big earners. Same as small venues.