I want to use the current discourse around this tweet for something productive. I've seen many people join a corpo and then immediately leave because they have a complete misunderstanding of what they're getting into. I will give a couple of warnings/indication. [...] 1) you are joining a professional environment, this is now your JOB. You have to understand that such a title comes with certain expectations. You will be asked to behave a certain way, respect a code of conduct, rules, you will have to do "homework" outside of streaming. Yes you will have managers, staffers and other people to help you. But they aren't your nannies that will do everything for you. You will have meetings which you MUST attend. [...] 2) You have co-workers now. While I'm sure everyone at Hololive, Phase etc ... Are friendly with one another. Don't forget they are performer, entertainer, again this is a job to them. Some of these relationships may be played up for the cameras. You can't force people to like you, be your friend, want to hang out with you 24/7. That being said. Both parties are expected to, at the very least encouraged to, have a respectful and friendly demeanor. You must understand the difference between friends and gen-mates/coworkers. [...] 3) You are not the main character. While joining an organisation, wether established or new. Offer a unique access to a platform and fans. You cannot ask for the moon on day 1. There are other people, who also deserve to have opportunities. And even then not everyone will get the same opportunities. While it is always in the company best interest that everyone succeed. And if one member "blows up hard", to try and get others to catch their wave/collab to enable rippling effects. You have to make your own opportunities by finding your own success and putting in the work. Not everything will be handed to you because you ask for it. You cannot ask the company to invest thousands of dollars on you without some form of tangible guarantee they will see a return on said investment. [...] While there's many other points I could raise. These three are generally the most common one I notice about people that get in then dip immediately after. I've found myself with many industry professional (CEO, Manager, Staffer) talking about the idea of "would this person belong in a corpo or not" Sometimes we are surprised with people we deemed "too unstable" turning out to be very professionally capable. Sometimes we are shocked at how unprofessional someone who looked put together could get. But very often the outcome of most people are rather predictable if you know where to look. The simplest advice I can give : if you aren't passionate enough about VTubing to make hard sacrifices, to get out of your comfort zone, if you aren't capable of behaving in a professional manner. This shit is not for you. It's hard. Incredibly rewarding in such a unique way. But it's far from easy.