>>29953903They're never gonna go back to the old hiring model, actually engaging in talent scouting and filtering candidates takes too much time. They can just shit out established content creators with 0 preparation or research every few months in the hopes one of them gets big.
Same reason Council flopped in terms of fan engagement. They decided to hire a bunch of famous creators instead of good vtubers in the hopes of chasing numbers.
The fact so many even on /vt/ are obsessed with numbers over quality suggests corporate vtubing will forever be plagued by this curse. The idea of supporting your favorites purely due to their content and cheering for their growth like with old idol culture seems like a firmly 2view mentality. Niji got extremely lucky with their first 3 waves, but it seems obvious in hindsight that it was an accident.
