this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2025
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This is one of those moments in life.
Where I have a question and a choice to make.
What the heck is vtube, and do I want to go find out.
I think maybe thus time I just don't. Context of this post makes me think maybe I shouldn't this time
They're fine, no worse than anyone else who streams games on Twitch or whatever.
The thing is that "Grok" or whatever he's calling it is just the blandest design ever.
Characters like this (typically) have some amount of flair or recognizable style.
Meanwhile, Musk's virtual sex doll is basically just "Caricature of an Aryan woman" because he's an idiot and couldn't be more transparent and is appealing to the worst people in society.
Vtuber is just people who use a live animated model instead of their face.
Jerk. I said this time I don't want to find out.