It was the first time I have watched one. Anyone can watch it, they take place when I am usually fast asleep - probably the best way to view them... anyway it is when the vlog goes live and they have people on chat as the vlog plays. So there is this dizzy conversation going on as the vlog rolls of people saying hello and clapping like fools - you know like when they see a woman running at a car with a camera - when they all know she is actually thousands of miles away and this vlog is old news. There is a thing called superchat where people donate money and get a big clap - seriously it is quite foul but like I said I was awake and curious. LOL
I had a look at the live chats a few times, a while ago, before I got bored of it.
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It is hard work and makes me crosseyed and dizzy (and here I would like to thank
@KiKiGee ![Smiling face with 3 hearts :smiling_face_with_3_hearts: 🥰](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f970.png)
for her labour of love to frequently supply us here with the choicest morsels of the chat!)
It was rather interesting to observe the dynamics of it. The "Lalanders" have formed their community (cult like?not really, way too superficial for that!). The regulars know each other, commiserate about hip replacements, various illnesses, treatments, Covid jabs, share news on their geographic location, the weather, their furry pets, they virtually hug and kiss people they have got to know, or think they know. It fulfills the need to be part of something where you are known, and appreciated, however superficially. There is usually one of two who make newbies comfortable by greeting them, (j*tje, or Br*nda McG*e, for example), but the regulars are the real in-crowd! Lots of gushing and ego stroking when "mummy and Percy" turn up, same with every other 'proper' Lalander, like Dan, Annalise, Nutty, Phyllis, etc. One of highlights is (in the GAG) when someone's gift is opened, and that person is in the chat, fainting with sheer pleasure that their no doubt well meant crochet potholders and felted mice are held in such high esteem.
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The whole live chat thing would be such a fascinating area for proper academic research!