>>67288208The allure of VTubers is you can interact directly with someone you like. It can be dangerous if you're a lonely person. Doesn't help that corpo will ensure that you'll stay with your oshi, just like other corporations trying to woo their customers. Parasocial profiteering, if I have to say bluntly.
Even if the dynamic seems not as cynical as I portray, the base of this parasocial relationship remains the same: between the entertainers as the service providers and the fans as their customers.
