@atomicpoet Passive can be good. Lots of people put on gamers on Twitch in the background while their doing something else and engage in chat occasionally. Many streamers have fostered a very active and close community. I relax by watching a Dutch gamer called Harstem play Starcraft 2. He’s got a great sense of humor and I learn a lot from him.

Decades ago people would listen to baseball games at work. They would passively listen and discuss what happened around a literal water cooler. A mix of passive and active can be really good.