>>102513788 (OP)Parasocialism, and the need for "approval", they've been raised on social media their entire lives so validation from strangers is their everything, and if they're willing to simp out and pay a streamer $20 to say their fuckin (screen) name it gives them a sad hit of dopamine and acknowledgement because someone with a face is noticing them infront of all the other losers in chat, and reading out their text, blocking out the fact that it's not because your text was anything special, but instead because it came with a $20 incentive.
That or they're just basic bitch simps proving the time tested "a fool an their money" proverb will always be true.