>>85691973I dont have the appropriate schizo energy to do it right now. TL;DR shifting demographic demands new, marketable, Liacon mascot, in and of itsself a reclaiming of the initial demand of touting Phase, bringing about a symbolic sacrifice of her "homegrown" fan identity while at the same time doing so in a manner in which the act endears a similiar sentiment and drive to the outgoing icon. In this way she makes a clear break from the former (grey market/unlicensable) iconography while still conveying the spirit of the icon onto the new Liacon shape. The fact that she executed it with her signature unfalsifiable "hobby" which can be securely bluffed by her adjacent fashion chops plays well into the Malware/deniable plausibility aspect of her major hook. Of particular note is again the below industry standard thumbnail giving a duality of purposeful derision/the effort being below her while being tempered by the stomach liquifying doubt of whether or not she is in over her head and this is in fact her best output. Lia's biggest charm point is in the amateurish execution of her craft in that she is paired with such cutthroat high strung turbo bitches in her company that any "effort" to compete against such monumental talents would by comparison render the direct presentation as lacking. This creates the primary "protect" foundation of her fanbase and solidifies the inherent "little sister energy" her content produces. Beautifully tying into this is the "grift/conniving" fourth wall breaking aspect of Lia's narrative control giving the satisfaction of letting Lia's efforts come across as her "getting over" on her fans, in the same vein (and excuse my lack of anime reference fake ojisan nature) as Himouto! Umaru-chan brother/sister dynamic. The entirety of the malwaric properties of the Yippee skinning comes from not knowing how much of it was done in preproduction. It's entirely possible she cut open and stuffed that Yippee full of 44 rainbow colored babies as a way of calling you, the Yippee identifying viewer, a homosexual and that she wishes she could kill you and gut your corpse. It should of course be viewed in the same endearing edgy and angry little sister cussing out an older brother way as driven home by her no otsu tweet tweet. It's just another master class in how Lia's main performative thrust is in manipulating the dynamics of the performer/viewer expectation and using long running emotional manipulation tactics as a way of specially crafting intense reactions and meaningful interactions instead of technically impressive or widely palatable highly promotable content. It's the definition of soul wherein the meaning and weight of the exchange is coded in such a specifically referential way as to demonstrably show her understanding of the expectations and dynamics of those who are actually engaged with her.