i think twitch encourages really fucked up relationships where you feel like you are bonding with someone when really they are just desperate to live out the american content creation dream and want your greasy dollar to achieve this
that said, i would 100x rather you say something insightful or funny or meaningful in chat than sub, any day of the week. one banger chat comment can really make my day
if you wanna sub go ahead but don't make it weird.