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$500 a day to pretend to be a model: The big business behind OnlyFans 'chatters'

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Re: $500 a day to pretend to be a model: The big business behind OnlyFans 'chatters'

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> “He believed he was in a relationship with the model. He sent her money to buy dresses and encouraged her to continue posting photos. I don’t know if they’re still together,” she jokes.

Emotionally manipulating someone to send money. Hilarious. I just can't stop laughing.

OnlyFans is an abusive platform. It's not "just" nodes and porn, it sells "connections", except they're not really connections at all, and then abuses that to make money. It's just like the old "form a connection, then ask for money"-scam that's been around for ages.

See my write-up of a few years ago: https://tildes.net/~tech/y52/onlyfans_will_prohibit_content_...

Re: $500 a day to pretend to be a model: The big business behind OnlyFans 'chatters'

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Pretty wild. I have fairly strong opinions on this subject. Neither of the parties (the girl selling and the guy buying) could ever justify it for me. I don’t think it’s possible to go anywhere lower than this, both mentally and spiritually. You have one party sacrificing their morals while the other sacrifices their dignity. And there is no in between. Wow.

I feel like this should be a far more talked about issue than it is. This article is a decent report and touches on the stupidity of it, but I will never ever cave to the “better life” and “i can buy a playstation” argument. Oh hell no.

These people, especially guys, need serious mental help and guidance because this is not normal.

Re: $500 a day to pretend to be a model: The big business behind OnlyFans 'chatters'

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post #4

Pretty wild. I have fairly strong opinions on this subject. Neither of the parties (the girl selling and the guy buying) could ever justify it for me. I don’t think it’s possible to go anywhere lower than this, both mentally and spiritually. You have one party sacrificing their morals while the other sacrifices their dignity. And there is no in between. Wow. I feel like this should be a far more talked about issue th…

Those are strong opinions! We all await your definition of “normal” to reinforce your principled stance.

Re: $500 a day to pretend to be a model: The big business behind OnlyFans 'chatters'

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Not a bad side gig. I forwarded this to some of my less-than-employed friends. Beats driving uber-eats and other shitty gig jobs IMO.

I agree. I honestly think there’s a cohort of creative types around the world who would love this job.

Re: $500 a day to pretend to be a model: The big business behind OnlyFans 'chatters'

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post #3

> “He believed he was in a relationship with the model. He sent her money to buy dresses and encouraged her to continue posting photos. I don’t know if they’re still together,” she jokes. Emotionally manipulating someone to send money. Hilarious. I just can't stop laughing. OnlyFans is an abusive platform. It's not "just" nodes and porn, it sells "connections", except they're not really connections at all, and then a…

They are selling exactly the connection the user is buying. A virtual service is being sold and a recipient is using it. This is not the same level tricking someone to give you money on the internet with a sob email. This is a legitimate business transaction for all parties involved.
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