The importance of yesterday for the history of western vtubing is not highlighted enough.

The anti-Holo model of talent freedom and talent first was more exploitative than le idol culture from Japan. It crumbled alongside any belief that Western corporations and values have a place in the industry. And right after that, we got a confirmation that, at the end of the day, indies are not VTubers but just fleshies using an anime avatar, with Fauna downright spitting on the concept of kayfabe. The damage this will have in the long run is not emphasized enough. I think we are starting to witness a total cultural victory for Japan. The cultural foundations of western vtubing were destroyed in a single day, to the point people are gaslighting themselves into thinking Vshojo was an idol corpo. The cognitive dissonance of everything they preached falling apart destroyed everything. Now they are just dogs running their tails and roaming without a purpose.