>>23879377Pretty much, collabs generally help vtubers build connections with other vtubers, and the tradeoff is that some people don't want to give money during collabs because they think for some reason it's not all going to their oshi at the end of the day.
Though honestly the biggest reason is most vtubers don't do SC readings after collab streams so most people can't get their dopamine fix at the end of the stream so they don't bother doing it.