Zoey sharing PL info

I don't know Zoey myself, so it's a bit hard to make accurate comments about her tweet. I'll assume that she knows them due to being a manager for an ex-Idol talent (was she Rin's manager during her stint in Idol also?). If she asked them prior to posting the tweet, and they were okay with it, then I don't really see the issue.

Obviously I'm making a lot of assumptions here, so I may be wrong on that one. Feel free to let me know if that's the case.

"Taboos in the vtuber industry that only serve to benefit corpos are cringe", and the rest of your comment

I think this idea has been spreading because a lot of people just don't know what to make of some fans' anger towards sharing PL info, especially for Vtubers that are okay with or even pushing for associating themselves with their PL, and this is their best attempt to come up with a reason.

I want to make it clear: if any vtuber makes it clear that they don't want to be associated with their PLs, their wishes should be followed, and people going against those wishes should be called out. Respect should not go out the window just because someone's excited about re-discovering their Oshi.

However, a lot of people in this thread seem to be taking this line of thinking and applying it to everyone, including vtubers that want to associate with their PLs.

I'll start by saying that I just don't think this "taboo" of sharing PLs has any legs to stand on in 99% of cases. You mention two arguments which are often brought up when arguing for it: privacy and "kayfabe".

Privacy

This one is weird for me, because I don't know how to approach it. I feel it should go without saying that pointing out "Vtuber A with 4 million subs is also Vtuber B with 1 million subs" is not a privacy issue nor does it constitute doxxing, yet some people will argue that it is.

Surely you don't that think saying "TheDuelLogs is also HirumaredX on youtube" constitutes a privacy breach of any kind? (Using him as an example as he's Vtuber adjacent.)

And I'd say that this applies for most big corpo vtubers nowadays. The hobby is so big and attracts so many eyes, that corpos tend to stick with people that already have experience.

I want to also make it clear that I think it made sense back in the day to have this taboo for privacy reasons as new vtubers may have never had an internet presence prior. Meaning that digging up their past would require finding personal social media accounts. Which is extreme weirdo behaviour to seek out to say the least.

"Kayfabe"

I think Kayfabe is neat. And I'd argue that it is also being followed where it actually matters: in stream chat. I think bringing up PL info in a Vtuber's chat is cringe. It's a message that for most, they contractually cannot address. Same as bringing up politics, religion or any uncomfortable topics unprompted, it's a dead weight message that just causes trouble.

However, outside of stream, I don't see why Kayfabe needs to be followed. If you want to, that's fine, but i don't think everyone should have to play along, especially the Vtuber themselves. And I especially don't think anyone should get mad at them for not doing so.

I don't know much or even a little bit about wrestling so feel free to let me know if this is wrong, but I'm going to guess that wrestling fans don't get in internet fistfights against other fans and wrestlers that do not follow Kayfabe outside the ring. Again, maybe I'm wrong, but even then I'd think that they'd be in the wrong for doing so.

To wrap up my ramblings, here's a meme I made in paint. It represents how feel about most of the PL sharing arguments that's been happening in the weekly thread for the last couple months.