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Sorry I'm not a real Lion Kemonomimi or Vampire Cat... 👀 Vtuber vs Irl

* MEN & MEN ONLY * Tell me a song by a woman you sing with your whole chest

I’ve been seeing a lot of discourse around the type of attitude you need to carry if you want to be ‘successful’ as a Vtuber. While success can be subjective depending on who you ask, many smaller Vtubers like myself, may get frustrated with the advice that you just “need to have fun” even if you happen to be streaming to nobody at all. It’s totally reasonable to feel frustrated. Even though I’ve lowered my expectations to something more realistic and I’m not necessarily aiming to become big (even though it would be nice) I still get incredibly anxious and bummed out when I have days where nobody is chatting in my streams. It can feel isolating. But the reason why having fun is so important above all is that NOTHING IS GUARANTEED. There are vtubers who have been creating content for years and are struggling to grow or hit a plateau. There are vtubers who go viral off of a beautiful design, but don’t make it further than that. There are vtubers who start off very small, soar and suddenly they are taking an indefinite hiatus. The algorithm is finicky. Even with luck, or support, or a company backed behind you, things change. They always do. Insecurity and anxiety doesn’t discriminate. The current climate we live in makes everything feel like an investment we need returns on. That if we’re not gaining, winning, owning, earning — then by default we are not enough. That every action we take must lead somewhere, otherwise it’s wasted. But PLEASE don’t make your value, your success, something that is only measured by numbers. This doesn’t mean you can’t have days where you feel low…but nothing you do is meaningless or a waste…because YOU have made an impact/imprint in this space even if it’s just to one person. You’ve gained incredible experience learning how to edit, create content, communicate, collaborate just through determination alone! There are people who have dreams outside of their 9-5, but never take that first step because of fear or embarrassment. But YOU did take that first step. That. Is. Amazing! Even on the days you are not creating, the days that you are unproductive, lying in bed and simply existing…that’s perfectly fine too. So please stop treating your existence in this space like a box to check off. How awful would it be to experience beautiful things here like friendship, support, laughter, passion, hope (even if we experience negative things too) only for it to be overshadowed by the fact that you didn’t get enough likes or someone didn’t follow you back. That we can look back on it all one day and honestly say that we gave it our all should be something beautiful, not bitter. The fact that we are all pushing forward and trying our best despite it all…I think…is truly a testimony in itself. (..◜ᴗ◝..) Keep moving forward! I believe in you.

…damn 😔 whos gonna help me change it