>>44254283It's funny when people talk about struggles when none of them had to endure being 2views for long. The only one who's had any reason to consider quitting is Sora before the Christmas miracle happened.
Roboco joined right after Hololive was created, so there was already some hype surrounding her which lead to her gaining a decent following.
Suisei was doing well even before joining INNK and most of her "struggles" were the result of INNK giving Azki more support.
The Sakura Miko project was a failure and didn't last very long, and Miko herself started inclining rapidly soon after she joined Hololive proper.
Azki had the full backing of INNK and has been a staple in vtuber events pretty much from the get-go.
Gen 0 didn't start out guns blazing like everyone who joined after Gen 4, but their struggles are greatly exaggerated.