>>95004122If done well, vtubing is Stand-up Anime. As in stand-up comedy, a half-rehearsed half-improvised live show, but steeped in anime culture, with all the anime trappings, archetypes, vocabulary, and memes. It is—or should be—done by anime fans for anime fans. That's the best way to describe it.
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>false idolsYou hit the nail in the head. Current day vtubing wouldn't exist without the simping and parasocial aspects that it inherited straight from Japan's problematic "idol" culture. Simp money from lonely people is still the lifeblood of this fleeting industry, and you wouldn't be remiss in considering it immoral and even unchristian.
That's being said, I find much enjoyment in it, and try to partake in it responsibly. Like I do with alcohol or tobacco. But I don't judge those who disdain it. To each their own.
