>>65537308>>65538018I think it's just something far more fundamental.
All of Luxiem, and most of NijiEN are treating this like a job and are just doing it for the money.
Luxiem specifically, saw that the audience wanted one type of content, so they gave it to them - even if they fucking despised it themselves.
Love for streaming and their audience was not what made them grind, but the internal culture of competition at Nijisanji (both Vox and Selen have made mentions of this on multiple occasions).
Audiences can notice this stuff. Not immediately of course, but if you watch someone for long enough you start to notice patterns in behavior that reveal what type of person you are.
(Side note: This is why the most dedicated fans are often the ones to turn into the biggest of schizos.)
This means that they can notice when the "passion" for streaming or entertainment disappears from someone.
Their voice, intonation etc. changes.
Their behavior changes.
They start making less jokes.
They stop joining or organizing collabs.
They start putting in less effort in general.
They stop trying to entertain the audience as much.
They take more breaks "for themselves".
They start calling streaming a "job" instead of an opportunity.
etc. etc.
When you're dedicated in watching someone, you often continue doing it LONG past the point where it's enjoyable. You've watched their streams often enough that it becomes a daily habit ingrained into your life that you cannot do without. This effect is even more powerful if they stream at the same timeslot every time.
Even if you stop liking it, breaking a habit can take just as much effort as creating one.
The smaller events like the "your mom" joke would just be "shock events" that cause the audience to wake from that stupor of continuous consumption - and sometimes re-evaluate why you're watching this person with fresh eyes.