>>12450496Cults of celebrity will always devolve into insular circlejerks as they double down and drive people out, all while the novelty steadily wears off.
Also, while vtubing was great for women, artists and clippers, it's arguably a waste of time for viewers in general. The entire indisutry is built atop a foundation of grifting. Even more so than 3d cosplayer and idols, because at least you get to meet the latter while shaking the hand that just jerked off manager-san.
The kind of fans who stick around in the long term will inevitably be the most I seasove and cringe, because there's just no real value proposition to be had for reasonably self-interested run of the mill folks.