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>be vtuber
>start half-ironically referring to myself as my audience's girlfriend/wife
>some of my core audience likes it, some aren't as keen on it but they don't seem to mind much
>farming parasocials becomes a good way to get people to whale out for you
>eventually, scorned fans of a former GFE vtuber start watching you
>nothing wrong with leaning into it a bit more to keep them around, right?
>half-ironic GFE gradually becomes full-blown GFE
>start accusing other vtubers of secretly having boyfriends and being whores, unlike you
>and it's not like you're dating anyone right now, so it's fine
>the male attention feels good, even though some people come on a little too strong
>you're starting to feel burnout from all the GFE stuff, but it's helping you grow so you can just push on
>your chat starts getting really sensitive, like reading into everything you say and constantly looking for signs of betrayal
>but it's nothing you can't handle, right?
>your chat and discord become a weird battleground for your most parasocial viewers and paypigs to fight for your attention
>but it's nothing you can't handle, right?
>start getting some really creepy viewers, like stalkers and stuff
>but it's nothing you can't handle, right?
>eventually it gets really bad: the stalking, the doxxing, feeling like you have to constantly walk on eggshells
>even the more wholesome 'i love you!' comments start to creep you out
>try to slowly pivot away from GFE, without abruptly breaking it off and alienating your audience
>viewers start getting suspicious
>the stalking etc. doesn't stop, if anything it gets worse
>explicitly quitting GFE would hurt your channel a lot, but you just can't keep pretending any more
>finally put an end to it, set boundaries with your viewers and declare that you're not GFE
>massive meltdown ensues - multiple threads on /vt/, suicidebaiting on twitter etc.
>eventually the parasocials move on to another vtuber who recently started doing GFE
>someone who reminds them of you back when they first started watching your content
The Cycle Continues
>start half-ironically referring to myself as my audience's girlfriend/wife
>some of my core audience likes it, some aren't as keen on it but they don't seem to mind much
>farming parasocials becomes a good way to get people to whale out for you
>eventually, scorned fans of a former GFE vtuber start watching you
>nothing wrong with leaning into it a bit more to keep them around, right?
>half-ironic GFE gradually becomes full-blown GFE
>start accusing other vtubers of secretly having boyfriends and being whores, unlike you
>and it's not like you're dating anyone right now, so it's fine
>the male attention feels good, even though some people come on a little too strong
>you're starting to feel burnout from all the GFE stuff, but it's helping you grow so you can just push on
>your chat starts getting really sensitive, like reading into everything you say and constantly looking for signs of betrayal
>but it's nothing you can't handle, right?
>your chat and discord become a weird battleground for your most parasocial viewers and paypigs to fight for your attention
>but it's nothing you can't handle, right?
>start getting some really creepy viewers, like stalkers and stuff
>but it's nothing you can't handle, right?
>eventually it gets really bad: the stalking, the doxxing, feeling like you have to constantly walk on eggshells
>even the more wholesome 'i love you!' comments start to creep you out
>try to slowly pivot away from GFE, without abruptly breaking it off and alienating your audience
>viewers start getting suspicious
>the stalking etc. doesn't stop, if anything it gets worse
>explicitly quitting GFE would hurt your channel a lot, but you just can't keep pretending any more
>finally put an end to it, set boundaries with your viewers and declare that you're not GFE
>massive meltdown ensues - multiple threads on /vt/, suicidebaiting on twitter etc.
>eventually the parasocials move on to another vtuber who recently started doing GFE
>someone who reminds them of you back when they first started watching your content
The Cycle Continues
