13th Century Tiktok Live Streamers Pregame a Night at the Tavern pic.twitter.com/42vpRsZnyC
— Sklumper (@InternetJumbo) November 7, 2023
This summer, geezers such as myself discovered the trend of people paying streamers to eat virtual foods and interact with them. Don't ask me to explain how it works. I'll just refer to this article in The Guardian for the rundown.
I really shouldn't be having an Old Man Yells at Cloud moment because streamers and the people who follow them have been doing this for literally centuries. Sketch comedy performers Sklumper demonstrate this in a recovered video file from the Middle Ages. These two middling lords are about to head to the tavern and are pregaming (i.e. getting drunk) with their subscribers. It fortunately ends before Lady Anne gets too racy with her content.