• NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world
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    It turns out that most models make next to nothing. So there are some “whales” paying for porn but they probably have specific fetishes they are getting models to cater to via their money. So I think that’s the answer: men who either have a specific fetish, or their fetish is the attention they think their $50 a month is affording them. It’s like micro dosing a prostitute.

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    22 hours ago

    I imagine they use it for the same reason I use Patreon: if i like the content someone is producing, I would like to see them compensated for it. Artists and other creators whose work I love deserve to have nice things. If I can symbolically buy these people lunch on a monthly basis every so often, that’s quite nice.

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    Only fans is like shopping locally to support small business. If you can afford to, it’s better than the big box* stores.

    *Yes, I know you’re into that.

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      Tbh, I don’t even know if I want to support my local OF entrepreneurs. The ones I’ve seen in my area on dating apps give me the Instagram narcissist ick.

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    I have a friend who in pretty into onlyfans. He treats it as a relationship, has talks about his day with models, dumps life stuff… I dont think its healthy but its a substitute for a SO for him… So id say lonely people do…

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      Thats it right there. Some guys go to strip clubs and treat it like a relationship. A woman once told me she worked in a club and when one of the regulars passed away, a bunch of them went to his funeral.

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      2 days ago

      Exactly.

      It’s not that I’m indifferent to OF; the idea of getting in such a relationship actively creeps me out. And I’m already pretty messed up.

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        a friend of mine has an OF page and while she is probably more genuine than most other models as she has a small select following, even she says she has to “perform and fake it” to a good degree. there is a reason you are paying and not just chatting for free.

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      As the guy who buys his own wine and isn’t that picky, I’d much rather open a $5 bottle than one ten times that price. Especially if it’s a sweet red; then I can get an order of magnitude more drink than the snob who likes sour grapes.

      (And, honestly, $50 is way too much for a common bottle of wine. Even $30 is nearly in the realm of conspicuous consumption.)

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        Fuckin love me a cheap ass box of Moscato from the liquor store down the road. If i pace myself it can last me weeks.

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      It’s not $5. There’s a tap in all our pockets, pipelessly connected to the Heidelberg Tun of free wine that comes in all colours, types, and flavors.

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        It’s not $5. There’s a tap in all our pockets, pipelessly connected to the Heidelberg Tun of free wine that comes in all colours, types, and flavors.

        …but not that rare vintage from the Chateau you visited on your honeymoon. That one costs extra…

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          If it’s in your ‘private wine cellar,’ either you already paid for it or it was gifted, still free-ish. If your wife is making you pay to ‘re-taste the honeymoon wine,’ you might have other problems.

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    People who like a specific pornstar and want them to keep making porn? People who like typically a lot more ethical porn? People after a specific niche fetish?

    People who pay sex workers well is a really weird group to take a shot at imo

    Oh goddamnit i took the meme seriously again

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    The only legit reason to pay for OF is if you happen to find that a hot girl from your graduating class has a profile. You then save that shit to your NAS and unsubscribe.

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    I subbed for a couple of months because the model blew my hair back, wanted to see more pics and see what here videos were like. Only wrote her once to say I appreciated the hard work and creativity she put in on makeup, promotion and costumes. Because of all that, I figured she deserved a few bucks.

    Anyway, got bored with it. If I had the sort of money where $10/mo. wasn’t even noticeable, I’d probably have just let it ride.

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    Even though most porn is free, there is still that one artist that only posts teasers to the free sites. I haven’t seen her full videos leaked yet, but I REALLY want to see the full video…

    I mean. Porn? What is that??? Some type of chess piece?