Why are people so mad about other people streaming all day?

Some people want to be as high as possible on their favorite artists’ leaderboard to show support for the artist or show other people how big a fan they are, some people just want to get as many #1s as possible, etc etc. Leaderboards inherently create a competitive environment for a lot of people, so yes, obviously making that a central feature of the app is going to lead to people spamming plays. You can’t have leaderboards and expect every single person to be casual about it.

But if you are one of the casual, normal people and you aren’t trying to climb the leaderboard… why are you getting mad at people who are trying to? How does it impact you if you aren’t trying to climb the leaderboard? If you are trying to climb, then you’re just like the spammers except not willing to let your computer/phone/whatever run for as long as them, so why complain that they are willing to do that? I’m tired of seeing people get dogpiled on here because they’re using a central feature of the app in a completely understandable way.

To be clear, this doesn’t apply to people who do those offline combo streams and whatever else that lets them stream more minutes than there are in a day. That I do think is worth getting removed for as it feels very dishonest and like cheating. But if someone is just listening 24/7, like some people genuinely do even without being on an app like this, I think it’s a weird thing to get mad about and remove them for. Literally just keep listening like normal, write off the record holders as spammers if it makes you feel better, and move on with your life.