I believe they are calculated, but only more recently as they seemed to have hit a wall. Tim following PMM on IG and hanging with him is totally out of character for "concierge Tim" and is more like original Tim before he "made it." I think calculated moves happen when you start freaking out a little.I don't think it's even that calculated. Lives are cheap/easy content filler and opportunity for them to try and respond to the growing criticism. They fail at it completely. Just waiting for them to start the Patreon/Superchat push as the daily view numbers dwindle below their "standard of living"
But sure, they can also take a day off by doing a live -- you know, because Jenn never misses a day of editing and posting in a timely manner, so they need to build time in to do nothing.