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by throway98752343 1854 days ago
A test I like to use to isolate my concerns is replacement.

Replace "actual money" with "fake money" in this casino example. Is the streamer playing poker entertaining, or are people watching because of the high-stakes gambling?

Replace "woman" for "man" in these tub streams. Are people watching for the games or the streamer's personality, or for their body?

I'd go so far as to say you should be able to replace within any protected class with minimal effect on viewership. If that's not true, there's some bias being expressed.

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This is a great way to think through and analyse this. Did you come up with it by yourself, or did you read about it somewhere?
Myself, but I can't be the first.