Honestly, is it really worth it becoming a corpo chuuba unless want to make big bucks, get close to your oshi or want to network with big names?

Hololive/stars EN:
>much more restrictive compared to other options in terms of type of content
>a bit sterile, sometimes awkward interactions
>at least for the EN branch, despite claiming not being idols, they clearly have an interest in you engaging in idol-ish activites such as singing, dancing, making covers, publishing OC songs
>tendency towards lore heavy themed branches making it hard for you finding your groove due to raised expectations beforehand
>additional handicap if you're male and part of holostars due to problematic relationship with the female only branches
>seem to support individual talents more, but also have a far up raised bar in terms of expectations and what you bring as a talent (but also allow some literal 1view nobodies to enter every now and then)

NijiEN:
>first few female only branches were a more or less random asortment of different talents with hardly any common theme, newer male branches have a clear tendency of pandering towards certain crowds, seemingly not much room for more individuality
>after getting thrown into the water, you are pretty much on your own and have to fight for survival or you will be doomed to become a 3 view
>the type of humor that has developed in the EN branch and is shared by a majority of the talents is not for everyone, heavily influenced by twitch with openly vulgar nuances
>seemingly more open towards more diverse content, yet hardly any "breakouts" and many run of the mill normie tier talents with equally boring or exchangable archives, leaving the question if people with more special niche "out there" interests or talents are not appreciated or don't even apply in first place based on an idea of being "mass marketable"
>don't come off as stiff or sterile, but also not as "polished" in certain aspects

It seems so tiresome if you have your own ideas of what you want to do and make, when there's already an established preconception about what you will be and where you need to go.

Sadly can't tell much about the startups since I don't follow them as closely, but I'm kind of wondering what could drive you towards them when you're for example already a relatively successful 2-3 view with higher 4 digit to lower 5 digits followers. Can you network there just as well? Is it the managerial support that makes it worth to have 30-50% of your income cut? What are the entry standards for small corpos nowadays?