>>41604472Oh, I completely agree that Asian girls are master manipulators and that there is essentially no such thing as actual love/affection within such a context. Basically any Confucian country (JP/KR/CN, and even a good portion of SEA is the same. Boys are raised to "be smart/successful" and in exchange you get an attractive/high status wife. Ultimately, it makes sense from a sociological/evolutionary perspective, but it feels rather cold when you actually get into it.
To be fair, the very act of targetting an idol (even a virtual one) is destined to fail (pic related). She can put on an act on stage, but there can never be a genuine relationship beneath that. You can never know her just based on her streams and virtual persona.
Yet, when push comes to shove, perhaps a "relatable" streamer oshi is the best we can do? I have literally seen Asian parents groom their daughters to start watching anime/playing LoL/WoW as a support in order to specifically target a rich nerdy guy that is on his way to Harvard Law etc.
Ultimately what it comes down to is: "Western" materialist culture via Instagram/Tiktok is cancer, but the "traditional Asian" mindset can be just as toxic, just in another way. Yes, you can work hard, be successful, and marry a "traditional" nice girl via her parents, but you are literally setting yourself up for a marriage of convenience with no shared interests/affection. In the end, a significant portion of such marriages end up in a pseudo-divorced sexless "stay for the kids" mindset to "bring honor to family".
Yet...even after knowing all of this, you can't deny the fantasy escapism of the idea of dating your oshi.
Oh, to be that silly white knight that saves Mio from a cruel life of grad school, to be the ultimate Chad that BTFO's her ex-NYC paralegal wannabe? Truly a wish fulfillment story befitting an isekai....and when life becomes boring and dull enough, perhaps such a grand saga might be worth playing out (no matter how utterly stupid it is in practice)?
