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@MMerlarn@kuromiyalucien This was the most heartbreaking thing for me about watching the YouTube abridging community collapse from an insider perspective :/
I mean, a lot of indies are starting from absolute zero and having to figure out everything themselves...they're not refusing to "pick a lane", they're discovering themselves without a corp behind them that can pay for everything and help them manage their brand.
Western VTubing in a nutshell:
1. The ecosystem is basically a giant thirst‑trap convention with PNGs. Half the timeline is people doing “content,” the other half is people pretending it’s not content. At this point the meta is just “be horny louder than thy neighbors"
2. Small indies? Bro, they treat Twitter like a gladiator arena. Every day is a new thread about who wronged them, who subtweeted them, who breathed incorrectly near them, and why their community is “literally traumatized” by someone saying “lol.” It’s like watching a soap opera made by a bunch of caffeine‑addicted raccoons.
3. And the lore thing? LMFAOOO People drop rent money on a 12‑page backstory, a custom language, and three alternate forms… then immediately go live like, “Anyway, here’s my take on this current world event” The immersion dies before the debut VOD finishes processing.
4. Western VTubing feels like everyone wants to be an anime character until it’s inconvenient and then suddenly they’re running a talk show, a therapy session, a political panel, and a thirst‑trap account all at once. Pick a lane, babes.
5. The whole scene is basically a chaotic mall food court: loud, messy, dramatic, and somehow everyone thinks they’re the main attraction even though we’re all just here for the free samples.
@Merrydawg Everyone has an accent and a dialect by nature of existing in the world with other humans using language. I think it's funny when people say they don't have one cuz that's literally only possible if one doesn't speak
Seeing a lot of people shaming this person because they finished an art piece but struggle with consistency in self-care. Like hello? People have good and bad days. Stop policing depressive episodes.
@CapoMiyo It didn't used to be but there are some not-so-nice groups that use "female" instead of "woman" to sound more clinical and detached when talking about women.
@Ciikorii This!! Like if I have energy to do ONE thing on a certain day, of course I'm gonna do the restorative, fulfilling thing that increases my chances of gaining energy after.
@AngeweenieVT Right? Like sorry my breakdowns don't come with cutesy thigh high socks 🫠 I mean, they do, but sometimes they haven't been washed in a few days...
@ZawaTweets Yeah, that's on abuse of the term because Twitter. But what I' talking about is the proper use of the term.
So I think on your original point - I agree the misuse of the term is 100% something pretentious people do to make themselves feel superior. But ironically -