Comment by kazinator

I think that the consumption of streams is not entirely passive; there is an internal feedback. The stream itself is not part of the feedback loop.

E.g. suppose the subject is watching a game show. They get internally involved, within their mind, by trying to guess an answer before the contestant does and then fist pump when they get it. When watching a crime story, they try to guess whodunit. That sort of thing.

There can definitely be a sense of working toward a reward.