>this is such a deep question that you're asking me
>I mean, if you want me to be real, I'll be real
>we as fauna and saplings, we cannot be friends, or we should not be friends, there's a lot of reasons
>is I think important for boundaries to be maintained
>I am here to entertain you, and that is all really
>and if you can have a good time here then that makes me happy
>*laughs*
>That's if I'm being really real, which maybe, I don't know do you want me to be real? and this goes for every streamer I think
>I don't know, I used to.. really- because I've always liked youtubers and stuff
>And I used to look at youtubers and be like "OMG if only I could be their friend, like I really wish I could be their friend, it would be so cool"
>But as I've gotten older, I've realized like there's nothing particularly special or that amazing that makes the youtuber different from anyone else
>Just because their youtubers doesn't mean they would be good friends to you
>The people you know in real life, your friends, they can be better friends to you than any youtuber can be
>They're just as cool, they have just as many interesting ideas and cool traits about themselves than the youtubers who you admire do
>I think its easy to look at youtubers and then admire them but I promise if you look at your friends through the same lens you will also see the cool things about your friends that makes your friends special too
>youtubers are just normal people, I mean I'm a kirin, keeper of nature but I'm pretty normal, or maybe I'm not I don't know
>but yea, I think I understand cause I used to always watch youtubers and want to be their friends and I think that's normal to some extent
>but its important to keep in mind that I'm just here to stream and hopefully entertain you and make your day better in some way
>I promise its better that way, its better that way, its better that way
>You should cherish your friends in your life. mmhm hmm, and I hope you can have a good time in the sapling community
>There are many people you can make friends with
>What friends? I've talked about this too, its really hard to make friends, I had a period in my life where it was basically like when I went to college and I didn't know anybody and had no friends and was a complete shut in and I was very sad
>umm after that I kind of learned if you want friends you really do have to like put yourself out of your comfort zone and force yourself
>and it's going to be hard and it's going to be uncomfortable but it will be worth it in the end
>and I know you might think its impossible and you can't do it but you can and you might face rejection as well
>It might fail, you might try to make a friend and it might fail, you might not make a friend, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try again
>Keep trying, and it will get easier over time
>I think the best way to make friends is to find some kind of social activity that you enjoy, so maybe you like ttrpgs, if there's like a local board game store near you oftentimes they host ttrpg events and you could try to join
>you could also try like local internet groups and see if people have similar hobbies
>doesn't have to be like ttrpg or board games it could be anything like you could try- getting a new hobby in general is usually helpful for people
>like if there's a game you've always wanted to try, like maybe a fighting game, i know fighting game scenes can be pretty robust, you could try getting into that and that's an inherently social event
>You could try like sports, if you like sports
>You could try volunteering like if you love animals you could try volunteering at animal shelters and you can meet people that way. You can oftentimes volunteer at zoos
>That's my advice for making friends as an adult, I know its hard, its very hard. But don't let that discourage you or stop you, you can have friends, there that is my serious talk, serious talk over
>hololive is your hobby?
>I think you can make a lot of friends online too doing that
>and definitely online friends can be great too, can help you feel not alone, even if they cant be with you in person
>but not streamers? yea I don't recommend trying to befriend streamers
>I mean, I just don't think that's a good idea, I don't know, I just feel that's not going to end well for anybody, if I'm just being honest
>But that shouldn't make you sad, because the best way to enjoy a streamer is to just watch their streams and have fun, you know
