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> In the US, "resorting" to something to make money is Plan A, B and C.

The idea of “resorting to OnlyFans” to support yourself is a myth, regardless of the country.

OnlyFans isn’t a platform where anyone can sign up and start making a lot of money. The median creator maxes out at a little over a thousand dollars in a year from what I recall.

Only a very few creators collect a lot of money. It’s similar to other social platforms where the majority of content creators get very little interaction.

So this idea that people are “resorting to OnlyFans” to support themselves isn’t supported by the realities of the data and the payouts.






I know plenty of people personally who have supplemented their income with OnlyFans and other types of sex work, but thanks for the lecture.

And do you want to live in a society which permits/encourages/requires this?

Do you think it is possible to create a society where people don't need something like OF to supplement their income.


Permits? Bear in mind that many people just like getting naked online for an appreciative audience for free. Should that be permitted? This creeps toward a puritanical perspective and is just as claustrophobic. Sometimes the line between preventing financial incentive and preventing immorality blurs.

I absolutely insist on living in a society that permits people, including me, to get naked or have sex for money, or for whatever other reason they like. That's a preposterous question to me.

Obviously, I would prefer to live in a society where no one needs to do work that does not align with their moral or ethical beliefs. Though I have never heard of such a society.


I expect some people find it enjoyable or empowering. Why should we take that away from them?

If people are only doing it because they can't make money elsewhere, maybe fix that problem instead of taking their only income away from them.




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