I'm happy Kiara said this and want to elaborate a bit because I see SO MANY people say they just aren't good enough.
There are some INCREDIBLY talented vtubers of ALL sizes, your views do NOT determine how talented you are, when the algorithm and luck also control so much. So many people really just deserve that chance to get their voice out there.
Youtube videos or guides that tell you you're guaranteed to reach success by doing certain things are wrong. There are ways you can push yourself to grow faster by leaning into certain content or angles, but there's STILL no guarantee, because if every single creator copied those tips, it would just be oversaturated again. And unless those angles are things you want to make anyway (ex. a lot of people growing with ASMR but then their other content doesn't get views) it's not necessarily worth locking yourself into content that will make you burn out and unhappy. Is it really success if you're unhappy?
There's nothing wrong with analyzing your content, working on your skills, and doing your best to improve and grow. Growing DOES take immense and consistent effort, and often learning from past mistakes. We're never perfect no matter how skilled, we can always do better! And it DOES take skill to keep an audience engaged, so maybe you aren't quite there yet. But blaming low numbers on personal failures and lack of skill is unfair when there is so much more at play it's impossible to blame one reason entirely. You see it all the time when a seemingly small or new creator blows up overnight, they HAD the skill and just needed the right opportunity or moment.
All you can do is do your best to keep trying and keep improving. And if it's just not doing anything for you and causing you more pain than hope? It's ok to decide it's time to walk away. There's no guarantees so there's no sense spending every day miserable if it's just causing you more pain and you find something else to pursue. But don't let ANYONE else tell you that you've failed solely based on numbers if your heart knows it's what you want to keep doing. If you're happy pursuing your dream, keep at it the best you can, no matter what others say. Maybe your time just hasn't come yet. But that doesn't mean it never will.
no matter how talented you are, you might not end up being successful.
whats needed then is either incredible luck with algorithm, or support from others to push you towards where you need and deserve to be.
its frustrating when you have neither of those.