primorge posted at 2:51PM Thu, 09 September 2021 - #4427043

How about VTubers like Gawr Gura whose net worth is estimated to be between 1 million and 5 million dollars since her debut in sept 2020. She plays games, chats random stuff, and makes cute noises. Not a bad income. If you ever watch any of these live Superchats, as they're called, you'd be stunned by the ridiculous amount of money people toss at these virtual personalities. Strange world we live in. The writer Kurt Vonnegut once made a humorous remark about the vast sums we will pay to witness someone throw or catch a ball, tell a story, or sing a song... Things commonly associated with children's activities. Can't seem to track down the exact quote.

I don't get it, I can understand that people want to support them with a few dollars here and there if they really enjoy it, but I have seen people throw 100+$ at these people, like it was nothing. Maybe they just have to much money and doesn't care, or maybe its some sort of celebrity thing or wanting to get noticed or something? Its not exactly like they are starving as you say :D Some of them makes millions of dollars on it. It truly is a weird world.

I tried to look up that youtuber you mentioned and you are correct its just some avatar saying weird noises, really don't get it.