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what if everyone agrees on a 10s delay?

lordnacho 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

For pseudo-live streams such as sports events, that would be totally fine. People can have slightly out of sync streams, delayed by various amounts.

But you can't live stream a conversation with someone if you have a 10s delay.

Latency is actually a pretty big deal for live sports events.

No one wants to hear the cheering start at the neighbor's house ten seconds before you get to see the team score a goal.

	▲	lordnacho 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		And yet, that is exactly what we have!

bawolff 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The issue is everyone is watching the same part of the file at the same time. Offsetting by 10 seconds does not change that.

	▲	Timwi 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		The time offset impedes the ability of viewers to interact with the streamer via chat, which for many people (incl. myself) is the whole reason to watch live instead of a recording.

delusional 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Define "live".