>>70062794whats the definition we're using? the limits it can apply to?
because i was gonna say a bit, but, read the thread first, and basically everyone's shifting the definition and application of the word to fit their own argument, like always.
its just become another meaningless buzzword i guess, though not sure which side of the argument that helps.
regardless actually, i guess i'll just say a bit anyways. whether its parasocial or not by (your) definition, anytime i have seen someone get even remotely attached to a vtuber past the point of just seeing them as entertainment, the likelihood of unhealthy negative backlash inclines sharply. even for non lewd and GFE vtubers, but for sure for them, ive seen anons and people lose their minds over the most asinine of things, and throw away the streamer with vitriol or rage.
but why? well, because they thought of them, in some way, past just being content to consume, so had some expectation from them they felt was betrayed, so felt emotional pain from said betrayal.
sure, even if you just view them as content, they can still be retarded and make you no longer want to watch. but you wont feel emotionally hurt by it, because hey, sometimes it turns out something was just actually not that good.
the problem, to me personally, is something about how people often engage, or are regularly encouraged to engage, with vtubing regularly leads to an unhealthy relationship where the viewers expectations can too easily be smashed. the difference is, vtubing is a liveform content with direct interaction with the talent (or at least the perception of such, while a movie or book or something else, has a level of disconnect, and is also curated and modified to be more digestible before being handed out. a vtuber cant erase a typo or poorly worded comment or slip of the tongue, so the impact and ability for it TO impact is greater.
you can say its not unique or the majority or whatever you want, but that doesn't change the problem or its existence, it ignores it to brush it under the rug. people dont engage in it healthily, and everyone defends the unhealthy engagement. even for less extreme vtubers, the environment leads many to invest into the media too heavily, slowly ramping up how much they invest of their life into it.
to be fair, i think vtubing, intentionally or not, is simply exploiting a problem caused by other societal factors, not creating it, so im not actually sure how much the average vtuber themselves could change to avoid issues. those actively exploiting it though are scumbags but, i dont actually think most people disagree with that.
