[teddyh]

It’s like getting a specific haircut, choosing what model of glasses to get, or getting a nose job, or a tattoo. Or even just picking what style of clothes you want to represent yourself in. I.e. it’s simply choosing your appearance, using more modern technology.

[leoqa]

That’s generous. I find it weird and creepy, interestingly the Hololive kids are exclusively young women with childlike affects.

It’s not fooling anyone to pretend like this is normal self expression.

[throwaway675309]

Number one: you're using an overloaded term, but I suppose that your specific social conditioning has given you a specific concept of the definition of normal self expression that this clearly falls out of those boundaries.

Number two: this person's goal CLEARLY isn't to fool anyone, it's not a deep fake video, and it's frankly none of your business or concern that they enjoy using an animated avatar.

[KerrAvon]

What is "normal self expression"? And what do you think they're trying to fool you about exactly?

edit: clarify

[teddyh]

When they were new, most people thought of nose jobs (and other cosmetic surgery) as being weird and creepy. Some people still do. What is “normal” is a function of commonality, and at least VTooning does not cost a fortune and risks neither complications nor needing further surgery for years to come.

[atahanacar]

You sound like that religious old guy I see every now and then, who always annoys young people passing by for having tattoos and piercings.