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Original prophecies do not steal. I'm not oblivious to the tragic humor in publishing this page right after the palantír page. It's a taste of things to come in the "Social Media" section.

I haven't really watched vtubers since I watched Kizuna AI back when she was blowing up in 2017, so I'm not in the know and can't exactly disagree with your prophecy, but I think you're underestimating the relatively high insularity of the Japanese sphere and the very long tail of otaku weirdness that keeps it so.

So basically you're describing a specific case of US-centered cultural homogenization... Sad story.

@lhfm good point, but passion can only go so far. If artificial restrictions are set, entire niches are bound to disappear. The so-called insularity, the "Galapagos effect", is something that from what I gather is being phased out. Or at least I don't see its praises as often as back in the 00s. At the very least, I see fertile ground for an east-west schism (and many entities, on both sides, willing to sow). _IMO_.

@saint-images pretty much, and what a story, Mark! It's bound to happen to japanese niche media, as it happened everywhere else in the world. But I have hope that it can be somewhat contained. _IMO_.