/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

>>76233964
>astel loses his current fans who he hates and can start anew
zased...

>>76231013
He probably just went menhera over the sisters spamming his DMs, he isn't exactly known for being stable or having a particularly healthy relationship with his fans

>>65966758
> Burnout isn't just mental
It 100% is, because the full form of "burnout" for Youtubers and other content creators is almost always "creative burnout".
It happens when they do their job as a transaction (put up videos/streams with jokes and planned stuff --> get money) instead of deriving joy and fulfillment from the very act of streaming, interacting with and entertaining your fans.
Holos who overwork themselves and take breaks due to body issues will still continue interacting with their fans on twitter etc. and sometimes even put out pre-recorded content during their breaks.
Because they aren't "burned out" on their fans, they simply overworked themselves for the SAKE of their fans (which is also bad, but it's different from burnout).

>>65046411
Also he mentioned a few weeks ago that if he had taken a long break in October he might not have come back.
So the next news from him might unironically be graduation.

>>62693423
they almost caused him to just dip lmao
it still might happen

>>61664801
funnily enough it was his own fans shitting on him, when he wasn't even collabing with the holo girls.
It's almost as if the homo watching sisters and aunties are the mentally deranged ones.

https://youtu.be/g_orLe6QjUI
Apparently Astel almost quit over his fans' behavior, seems we have another Axia situation on our hands.
> Why did he stop doing the "cursed" meme with other girls?
> There were many sides attacking him for it.
> Niu's fans (obviously) but he got attacked even by his own fans.
> There were also Astel x Niu shippers who got mad at him doing the same schtick with other girls.
> All in all, he almost considered quitting streaming entirely, but just decided to end the "cursed" meme instead.
> Talks about "couple pairs" that blow up overnight but just as quickly fizzle out, says all of them have the same issue.
> He used to try and be a "goody two shoes" when collabing outside Holostars, out of fear of spoiling Holostars' reputation.
> He later realized that audience prefers more goofy groups, and get bored if everyone's acting "goody goody" on streams that are supposed to be entertaining.
> Thats' one reason he started the "cursed" arc. Other one being that he though Holostars was "going to end".
> Considers himself and Roberu as the ones "leading the charge" in outside collabs, and get their names out.
> Chat asks if he's faking it then, he answers "no" and feels it's much closer to his real personality, and he's putting a LOT of effort to not act "cursed" in regular streams.
> Some girls have told him that just talking to him normally they feel like they're being unconsciously flirted with, and don't like it.
> "Flirting is fine, but sometimes it feels like it borders on sexual harassment." - chat
> He thinks what counts as sexual harassment is upto the side on the receiving end.
> He checks with collab partners beforehand about whether such antics are ok with them.
> And his partners tell him accordingly, whether they're cool with it or not. Some will just tell a joke if he goes over their personal line so that he can pull back.
> So far not a single person has told him they hated something he said after the collab ended.
> Says streamers aren't dumb, and do plan out most of these things beforehand.
> He says that if Holostars was going for a "Boys Idol" style group dynamic and was getting success from it, he would not interact with any girls on stream (says he'll just do it offstream).
> That's why he never interacted with any girls at first, even on twitter.
> If he was debuting in Uproar, he'd go full throttle on that style, since they had an established audience, would even do BL stuff since girls like that so much.
> Buying a house is his dream, and thanks to his viewers and management he had been making good money, even though Holostars as a whole was floundering.
> But something changed this year, and they have less chances to sell merch which is a big blow (although he doesn't want viewers to blame management for it), but says his own merch has sold the best it ever has this year.
> Doesn't mind if he gets cancelled and even disappears as a content creator as long as all the other Stars, and the "Holostars" name, can become more popular.
> Calls himself dumb because he puts 70% of his annual income back into his channel projects (no one orders him to do it).
> Loves his fans so much he wouldn't mind treating them to an irl meal, or hanging out on discords and stuff - if there weren't any restrictions.
> So it was quite sad that those that he loves so much couldn't understand what he was trying to do with that whole arc.
> Says he's the type to become super distant if he gives a lot of love but doesn't get any back.
> Confirms that he feels burnt out from his audience now, which is why he hasn't been talking with his audience that much.
> Glad he put all these thoughts into feelings, because he felt like his career was ending, and he didn't mind letting it end that way.
> If he had taken October off, he wouldn't have come back.
> He doesn't like it when anyone tries to hurt his fans, but similarly doesn't like it when his fans are hurting his friends, acquaintances or people he hangs out with.
> Feels like disappearing when he sees his fans doing that type of thing, so asks his fans not to do that if they still want him to stick around.
> Doesn't really have much love for himself, so asks his fans to give him love so he can love himself a bit more.