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Need to lurk more and accumulate channel points...
They don’t do recaps anymore (well AI slop of Reality TV) but some posters still discuss shows on Primetimer. I just lurk, but was with that crew since the Dawsons Wrap days, and always check those out.
Less than 1% of people in tech actually post online. The other 99% just work and lurk. You're not competing with millions. Your ideas spread way faster than you realize.
We are live: Key Farming | !youtube !lurk !commands and we're playing Tom Clancy's The Division 2 today! https://www.youtube.com/@SeaRapt0rgaming #Streamerbot ✨ #Youtube #Twitch ✨
So, we are not the only idiots? I thought we were all alone in our idiocracy. But hope prevails, idiots lurk everywhere.
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To remain unobserved.
But in time pressure ... Sammy played 40 QxPch????, thinking it was mate- he completely forgot about that Black Bishop lurking innocently at the other end of the board.
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To remain concealed in order to ambush.
Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic loca…
“Need to lurk more and accumulate channel points...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They don’t do recaps anymore (well AI slop of Reality TV) but some posters still discuss shows on Primetimer. I just lurk, but was with that crew since the Dawsons Wrap days, and always check those out.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Less than 1% of people in tech actually post online. The other 99% just work and lurk. You're not competing with millions. Your ideas spread way faster than you realize.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We are live: Key Farming | !youtube !lurk !commands and we're playing Tom Clancy's The Division 2 today! https://www.youtube.com/@SeaRapt0rgaming #Streamerbot ✨ #Youtube #Twitch ✨”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So, we are not the only idiots? I thought we were all alone in our idiocracy. But hope prevails, idiots lurk everywhere.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
“Happy Tuesday! we be vibing hard today X3 not 100% sure what we're doing but does that matter >v< come on down and vibe >v< (a lurk helps a ton!) These buttons help too ;3 🔁 💖 #live #twitch #stream #youtube #pngtuber youtube.com/live/7_uomMs... www.twitch.tv/sunkenmaestro”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Going live with Chained Echoes - The extended tutorial is over, time to get lost | Chained Echoes | !checkin !discord !lurk over on https://twitch.tv/lady_pillowfort #vsky #vtuber #tts #ttstuber #mute #vtuberswithdisabilities #eldenwood”
— Bluesky· May 2026“finally i can see the map. now where to go. come check what is happening over at www.twitch.tv/caveragegami... and hit the follow, stay and chat or lurk”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Doing a chill strem of XIV roulettes and maybe OC accessory hunts, kupo. Chill, chat or lurk if you wish. www.twitch.tv/suzaku_skych...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Today, I will be live on YouTube for the Silent Hill f gameplay~! Reminder that I do not accept comms/request during my life. Please DM me via Instagram or Discord! If you want to be a part of my YouTube lives, you can watch or lurk!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(internet slang) The state of lurking (reading a forum, social media site, etc. without interacting).
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In furry/horror fiction: a slang term for a creature that hides — the original sense of "lurk." Distinct from the online community sense.
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Watching a stream without typing in chat — leaving the tab open, often muted, sometimes minimized. Twitch counts lurkers as viewers (which boosts streamer rankings), so lurking is socially encouraged. Chatters often type 'lurking' at the start to announce they're here but won't be interactive, then disappear.