The pedo accusations of the fanbase just obfuscate the reality.
Most vtuber fans aren't pedophiles, they're marks.
The real harm of vtubers is the extraction of resources from lonely men to actresses who don't give a fuck. I think that's the real critique that may hit them in their hearts. They like to believe that there's this QT girl on the other end of that avatar that may not be the prettiest but agrees with and goes along with their worldview in their personal life. A ray of hope in a sea of despair.
I think the philosophy is that the more weird she is, the more genuine she probably is. Not realizing that a freak can be just as disingenuous as your standard thot could be too.
People should be pointing that out more if they want to troll the vtuber audience. Fauna having a fiance was such a scandal because the majority of the dudes following these girls believes they have a chance to be their future husbands.