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What's a business that when you first heard it, thought it was the dumbest idea in the world, and it turned out to be hugely successful? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Low-Helicopter-2696@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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Airbnb sounded like a horrible idea to me. Who the heck would rent out a single room? Sounded like a recipe for murder.

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[–] GraceGreenview@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (17 children)

Twitch. “Why would you pay to watch someone play a video game?”, I thought. Turns out, many enjoy it and it’s not too far removed from watching any sport.

[–] Fair_Entertainer_891@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (16 children)

I still don't understand why people want to watch people play video games. I can understand YouTube videos where you learn tips/tricks and walkthroughs, but just watching some kid play a video game. Like what?

[–] DrGrapeist@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I thought this was weird until I realized a lot of people grew up watching their older siblings play video games and never playing them. For some games that have a story line, it can be more fun than playing them. You also can turn it on as a background noise while doing something or to make friends to play with. You also can still use it to learn to get better specially as YouTube videos to learn can be better for the time but they may not show everything.

[–] kebaabkid@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

You made me remember watching my brother play games it was actually quite fun because he was a lot better at it than me, I’d just do the driving or travelling part of the game/mission

Shit, now I understand why people watch streamers 😂

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