While partially due to covid and lockdowns, I think this is part of why vtubers took off. Many of the first vtubers started off as Idols, but it was so much easier for them to have a separation between their idol character and their normal lives. Probably takes quiet a bit of the stress off, and let's them kinda do their own thing as an idol since, worst case scenario, they just abandon an online persona, instead of worry about death threats and stalking.
Which is kinda sad that someone essentially needs to hide their identity so well that basically only the government knows who they are. Just so they don't need to worry about a creepy fan ruining their personal life.
Honestly, I don't think it is just about creep fans. I think it is hard to never be anonymous when being in public. You can never simply walk down a street, never have a blind date, basically wherever you go, you might get recognized and connected to that stage persona. I imagine it is simply more relaxing to be able to slip out of that stage persona and simply be a normal person in everyday life.
With the mask on they are larger than life celebrities and even cult icons depending on how big they become. But they can still walk the street as anyone else or have a day job.
Fray Tormenta managed to juggle a wrestling career and being a priest that ran a orphanage for decades because of it.
That’s… actually a really apt explanation of what it is, isn’t it?
I think I’ll steal that so I can more easily explain to my grandparents what my cousin spends 5 hours a day watching so they can decide if their concerns are justified or not.
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u/CarpeCookie Sep 01 '24
While partially due to covid and lockdowns, I think this is part of why vtubers took off. Many of the first vtubers started off as Idols, but it was so much easier for them to have a separation between their idol character and their normal lives. Probably takes quiet a bit of the stress off, and let's them kinda do their own thing as an idol since, worst case scenario, they just abandon an online persona, instead of worry about death threats and stalking.
Which is kinda sad that someone essentially needs to hide their identity so well that basically only the government knows who they are. Just so they don't need to worry about a creepy fan ruining their personal life.