>>27817864That is true and it happened a lot in the early days 2016-19 for vtubing too.
I mean, it happens today with a lot of indies and even bigger streamers.
Since the boom of 2020 though, it's become a very lucrative, possibly even long term job, even for high 3 view indies.
It has become way more common for people to just keep going after graduating once. Either still in the industry, or in other entertainment fields, with the experience and connections made here.
Hell, several vtubers returned after 2-4 year hiatus this year.