For some, vtubing is capitalizing on a trend; for many, though, it’s a way to express and experiment with developing one’s identity in a way that transcends the physical limitations of both presenter and audience - and for those for whom that freedom to experiment can unlock unbounded creativity, it’s an incredible way to “limit break.”

A bit saccharine from an aesthetic perspective, but it’s something that would be entirely familiar (if old-school) to denizens of a cyberpunk universe, and I don’t think there’s a better way to articulate how it’s connected to a broader vision.