>>16398478People throw thousands of dollars at male streamers without being in romantic love with them. If you have a substantial discretionary income and nothing to spend it on, and find something that you enjoy, it's not unheard of to throw money at them so they can continue. While it matters less for Holos because of how big they are, with you being a smaller proportion of their income, you get more content in return for your money. Watame's new killer MV was directly funded by Watamates buying her merch, Unison was the same, Ame's able to afford her 3D stages because of people giving her money, and so on. Being a patron of someone is a fucking timeless behavior, and you're retarded if you think that people only give heavily if they want to fuck the entertainer.