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The viewers' behavior is reminiscent of how elderly women react when their favorite TV show is canceled. The streamer wanted to stop streaming indefinitely, and that's his right; he doesn't owe anyone anything. It's as if he took a piece of bread from an orphan.
You are absolutely right; the streamer certainly doesn't owe anyone anything.
Moreover, why invent some reasons (which are completely incomprehensible to 90% of the viewers)? He could have just stopped without any reason, and that would have been it.