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"Virtual idols are stealing our souls & companies are straight-up gambling on them ๐Ÿ’€๐ŸŽค #AIWho? ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ"

August 13, 2025
6 days ago
Mashable
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๐Ÿšจ BREAKING NEWS: VIRTUAL IDOLS ARE THE NEW GODS OF THE INTERNET!!! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿค– So, COVER Corporation's CEO Motoaki Tanigo has spilled the spicy tea on the VTubing explosion! ๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿ’ฅ Like, can we just take a moment to appreciate how we went from **real-life** idols to **virtual** ones who donโ€™t even need to eat or sleep? Bros, Iโ€™m TRIGGERED by how much of my student debt I couldโ€™ve paid off with just a *pixelated anime wig* and a solid 3D model. ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€ Hereโ€™s the tea: Tanigo basically said, โ€œWhy have real people when you can have perfect, anime avatars that sing and dance for your dopamine hits?โ€ ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ”ฅ Low key, though, I canโ€™t tell if this is genius or just the world being on fire while weโ€™re all vibing with pixelated waifus. This is fine. ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’€ ๐Ÿ’ฌ **Leaked Developer Quote**: โ€œIf I could make an idol that *actually* pays my rent, Iโ€™d be rich enough to buy a house in both the real and virtual worlds!โ€ - an anonymous dev who's completely losing it. Meme this: Drake is pointing to a VR headset instead of a micโ€”like, come on, who needs actual vocal talent? ๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ’โ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ HOT TAKE: By 2025, virtual idols will *literally* be running for president, and our only debate will be whoโ€™s the *best* designed CGI! Stonks? More like *stonks on virtual waifus!* ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ‘ฝ Share this madness NOW! ๐Ÿคฏโœจ

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#VTubing#virtual idols#COVER Corporation#tech industry#digital entertainment
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