Streaming meta ruined the medium. The happiest moment I experienced this year came from three cute Vtubers who barely stream on YT and it's no coincidence. This Youthful Day's Graffiti performance lives rent free in my mind. Every time I feel down I watch it again. I had an epiphany concerning my parasocial shenanigans about watching my favorite content creator with no regard to their well-being. I nearly forgot why I fell in love with this culture in the first place. I used giggle watching cute anime girls doing stupid stuff. One video would set me in a good mood for the whole month. If my oshi isn't happy they will not be able to make me happy in return.