Anonymous Communities' Culture of Comparison and Gamified Hatred
The comparative culture and gamified loathing of anonymous communities.
"CheeseIt viewers have completely lost their minds."
"And the cause was, of course, Dr. Fermi's incredible talent."
"She possessed an extraordinary talent for 'provocation.'"
"Was she perhaps a mesugaki in a past life?"
No. That's not it. This is truly regrettable for web novel readers, but there are no such things as reincarnation or souls in this world. Even if we assume they exist, since the definition of mesugaki was fully established in the mid-2010s, speculating that Seol Yuna—born in the 2000s— was a mesugaki in her past life is complete 'nonsense'... but when we factor in the 'supernatural entity' called Seol Yujin, the story changes entirely.
"Loser♥️ Loser♥️"
"Bottom-tier grad student who can't even do proper research~♥️"
"'Sorry for writing such a crappy paper...' Apologize to the professor♥️ Apologize♥️"
The next scene depicted how, in the past, Seol Yujin would provoke grad students reporting their research progress during lab meetings with core questions they hadn't considered. (Some exaggeration involved.)
So, in a way, couldn't Seol Yujin be seen as a kind of 'mesugaki'?
"Guh...! This 'academic mesugaki'...!"
Furious at these countless provocations, Seol Yujin's labmates used that massive rage as fuel to polish their papers meticulously and pass their defenses.
"O-gok--! O-go-gok--!!"
Later, they force-fed alcohol into Seol Yujin's stomach, delivering a proper 'reality check,' so in a sense, it was a happy ending. Of course, a minor true fan incident called 'accidental death' occurred during that reality check, but hey, it was a refreshing burst of catharsis.
Not killing off the 'rich, kind-hearted, polite advisor professor with stellar academic achievements' might be a deduction for 'catharsis purists.'
Anyway, Seol Yuna, who has this 'academic mesugaki' as her 'spiritual predecessor.'
After her RP introduction and the end of the PhD Acquisition Planner, the low superchats began. What impact did her overwhelming talent have on those low superchats?
"So cute! So cute! Integrated MS/PhD so cute!"
"So cute! So cute! Grad school so cute!"
=== After a massive chaotic mess of events, SuperGeniusPerfectPhDHolder(Candidate) Fermi's debut stream finally ended. ===
All the viewers unanimously complained of headaches. In this viewer-pocalypse worldview where only the 'truly dedicated' survive, they might seem too fragile to be called CheeseIt survivors, but the headaches were simply due to varying levels of familiarity.
Either way, these were all 'survivors' who made it through CheeseIt. They could splendidly defend against attacks like Adela-Influenza, but they had no proper countermeasures yet against this new VTuber strain, Ferna-25.
This is why our bodies require periodic vaccines and boosters to build immunity.
As a result, those infected with Ferna-25 and nursing headaches opted for 'social distancing' by mass-exiting the next debut stream, paving the way for the start of Scalaiive 3rd gen.
The fourth member's debut stream... ended with concurrent viewer stats of [1502].
"..."
Corporate VTuber Han Sewon on her debut Day 1. She seriously contemplated graduating.
=== In case anyone's confused, let me explain properly. Scalaiive 3rd gen's fourth member's debut stream ended just... ordinarily. Not 'without incident,' but simply 'average.' Han Sewon's debut was a plain old 'standard VTuber debut.' She introduced her cyber city kumiho concept, showed off her fox-person avatar in sci-fi attire, shared her profile—birthday April 4th, age unknown, MBTI INFP—did her RP intro, ran low superchats, and that was it. Started average, ended average.
Of course, this wouldn't be a big issue for a VTuber... if she weren't with 'Scalaiive.'
What is this 'Scalaiive'? A mental asylum disguised as a VTuber agency, where the CEO collects lunatics as a hobby with her husband, they poisoned CheeseIt, etc. It holds every ridiculous title under the sun—isn't it the 'VTuber Slaughterer'?
In fact, their appearances have led to countless CheeseIt VTubers graduating.
Hoshigami Meru was one who survived the 'VTuber Slaughterer,' but now gripped by massive fear at the thought that she might be next.
The VTuber Slaughterer says:
"Think of meeting me as encountering a natural disaster..." (Real quote.)
In reality, the 'Scalaiive 2nd gen' did nothing—just streamed. They streamed, it was fun, viewers flocked. That's it.
But the real problem here is 'fandoms.' Specifically, 'toxic fandoms.' These toxic fandoms waste time arguing whose VTuber is better, ruining everyone involved. It's the biggest factor in mental health issues for all athletes. Rankings are inevitable in sports.
Sure, team sports like baseball or soccer with lots of players mitigate it somewhat, but in e-sports where individuals shine, it's hyper-sensitive.
So, let's consider it all. There's a VTuber here: 'A kumiho who awoke in Neo-Tokyo after a long slumber.' 'Starting streams on Neo-Scalaiive to fully enjoy this advanced civilization.' Just a standard RP.
Now look at her fellow 3rd gen members:
Namgung Yul: Reincarnated TS wuxia warrior (TS is extremely important)
Adelaine: Crappy chuuni landmine self-insert author girl (completed her novel)
Fermi: What the hell is this chick (no clue)
If that's not clear, check this:
Here, a VTuber with 1502 concurrent viewers.
Now her fellow 3rd gen:
Namgung Yul: ~8000
Adelaine: ~7700
Fermi: ~9200
So, what will the 'toxic fandoms' say now?
(The next post is Han Sewon's paranoia.)
"...H-Hiiik!!!"
She let out a groan.
"Th-this... I have no choice but to graduate..."
Han Sewon immediately tried to leave the booth and call the CEO, but hesitated at the sight of the CEO passed out from exhaustion. She thought:
She already has dirt on my weaknesses. Would she even approve my graduation?
Besides, even if she graduated, could she VTuber again...? Those 'toxic fandoms'...! That '1502' number would haunt her forever...??
(As mentioned, this '1502' is her paranoia.)
...So after the stream ended and the CEO's husband took away the exhausted woman, Han Sewon sneaked into the closed office and planted a backdoor in the discarded 'Scalaiive Public Opinion Manipulation System.'
Thus, Han Sewon became an undeniable criminal.
Falsified credentials, chaebol 3rd gen, malicious hacker VTuber: Hoshigami Meru...
===
The VTuber Gallery was ablaze with talk of the fully revealed Scalaiive 3rd gen stories.
Do Scalaiive VTubers go insane...? Or do insane people become Scalaiive VTubers...?
Buy and it drops, buy more and drops harder, buy again and plummets further—how much did the branch chief screw me? If I go back now I'm a retard, I did it myself (angry Pierrot image)
Fucking hell these shit stocks!!!! I'm gonna fucking die!!!! How the fuck was I supposed to know!!!!
Every time that Fermi bitch spews nonsense, I wanna explode with rage... (Fermi avatar shaking side to side)
Something inside me just drains away... (Fermi avatar shaking up and down)
I keep bursting into uncontrollable laughter... (So cute so cute Fermi)
My heart races, chest tightens, and everything she says becomes forgivable... Could this be... love...?
Why no mention of Meru?
This 'Scalaiive 3rd gen bonfire' burning hot and fierce.
"..."
One person watched it all.
...Or perhaps, something not quite human.
'It' spat curses nonstop at a keyboard mashing multiple keys at once, hopped to another gallery, and posted:
Dozens of dislikes and blocks hit immediately, but it didn't care. Throwaways were plentiful, VPNs even more so, and time? Endless.
"...Kuhup."
All the prep was sufficient.
"Kuhuhu...! Kuhehehe...!!"
To incite 'hatred' across the entire gallery.
"Kuhup! Kuhehehe...!"
Bang! Bang bang-!
"Ah, shut up!!!"
No sooner had its vile laughter begun than its mother yelled from the next room.
"......"
It quietly shut its mouth.
It didn't want its allowance cut off again.