>>96809260There was one change in direction which, although positive for most girls, turned what could be taken as a "remunerated hobby" into a proper job
>the move from a "donations based" model into a "merchandise based" oneOn one side, the amount of money the girls get is infinitely higher than back in 2020 when they relied on donations.
For most girls one year of bday / anni merch revenue beats the total sum of donations they received across their careers.
On the other hand, selling merch comes with a burden in itself (for the most lucrative ones for the girls): they have to secure funding, self produce, accompany the release process and if they want a good revenue they also have to self produce a 3D live AND take a significant amount of time to sign the limited batch.
Compare that work (even if it is twice a year) with what they had to do in 2019
>get home>turn the company provide phone on>hit "start stream">play vidya>get some donationsThe actual "new direction" started all the way back in 2021.
Some girls are "go getters" and thrived in it
>and even strived for MORE responsibility, like self producing a sololivewhile others SERIOUSLY didn't want the responsibility and they're correctly choosing to leave either to continue solo or to drop out the industry altogether.
I say there is always a "halfway" option which both Gura and Haachama seem to be taking.
>take it easy>play your part when requiredbut not everybody is satisfied with that
