>>58351869Why is 4chan important?
Within the fanbase there are people who could aptly be called "megaphones", they are signal boosters who take memes, messages, and ideas, and spread them around. A single dedicated autist can significantly impact your future for growth, just as a single dedicated superchatter can turn you from zero to hero.
4chan is FILLED with signal-boosters. The number of people isn't that big, but the number of influential people is. It's not just autists with too much free time either, it's organizers, managers, othervtubers....etc. Its a highly concentrated pool of meme energy. That is why 4chan is important. You will notice that vtubers can get very popular when they take off on 4chan. The only thing that seems to break the rules is the chinese audience, which is completely disconnected from 4chan (thank ye gods they are gone).
Slandering or spitting in the face of 4chan has been a grievous error that NijiEN has made. Other corporations will bend over backwards rather than stepping on a single toe here. They'll go out of their way and spend thousands of dollars just to keep in the good graces of /vt/ and /jp/. But NijiEN is not so smart, they are not based or redpilled, they have no meme energy.