>>3644393Good take, as someone that also knows nothing aside from Mito's stories and a few random clips I completely disagree.
When I started watching vtubers I also ended up watching Hololive because of the friendly atmosphere. Aside from the usual schizos here, none of the girls really got into discussions with each other or anything like that and that was great until one day it struck to me how false that was. If even between guys there would eventually be some kind of conflict am I supposed to believe a group of 60+ eccentric and borderline autistic women all get along and it's all happiness and rainbows? No, it's because they've been selling that image from the start.
No matter how wholesome it is, it looked too artificial. That's why I eventually got bored of them always playing the same safe jokes and the same games and jumped to the indie world which is much more chaotic but also more free.
I don't want idols. I want streamers that can be themselves and say what's on their minds. I want them to go full retard and say clearly if they don't like something or someone.
For now it seems they'll be following a more idolish approach in the west, ironically enough. As for me, I sincerely hope they back off from that. I don't want a manufactured smile.
