A few years ago, when I heard that some people play money to watch other people play video games, I was confused. It was explained to me that this is similar to watching other people play sports. That makes sense, although I don't see the appeal of that activity either.
I nod and smile when young students at my college tell me about their favorite streamers on Twitch. Given that it's a huge industry and it's possible to earn money through it in a variety of watching-other-people-play-video-games related professions, I can respect it.
With the appropriate cheat codes, I could probably make it through this fake video game left by Jeff Wysaski's Obvious Plant project.
Then one of two things happen: the player said, hey do you want to play? And they switched roles. Or, more often, the watcher asked to play and the player said no, and a fight amongst siblings ensued, broken up by their mom, and the game system impounded for the rest of the day.
Ah, good times.