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You're thinking about it wrong. It goes Geishas --> Hostesses --> Maid Girls. Vtubers are the next step in this evolution.
>inb4 "But aren't Geisha hostesses?"
Now they are but traditionally they also wrote poems and had a very important ritualistic role.
To reduce their importance in Japanese society to being entertainers is disingenuous at best and flagrantly objectifying at worst.
