Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics

I know a few people that ‘do’ OnlyFans (…and yes, I don’t know them through via their job). The money they’re making ranges from ‘fairly ok supplementary income’ to ‘more than satisfies their financial needs’.

None have been involved with these ‘online pimps’ as you put it.

I’m not saying that what you’re saying doesn’t happen. I’m aware that you said “a huge segment”. But you’re showing your hand in your final paragraph. If one has a moral etc view to cut this issue one way or another, there’s sufficient anecdata to do so. The reality is that the adult entertainment industry is large and heterogenous.

Re: Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics

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Post by tennisflyi » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 12:30 AM UTC

Seminal article (I guess), https://xsrus.com/the-economics-of-onlyfans

> It’s just as easy to imagine demand for the “real thing” going down due to the emergence of more substitutes as it is to imagine the premium for parasocial authenticity going up. And yet only Generative AI “creators” will truly do whatever “you” want and only for you. And unlike real ones, they speak in every language and are available at any time (and eventually, in immersive 3D).

Disagree. When (AI is) mentioned it has a negative correlation. Real content will fetch a premium

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Post by tonymet » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 12:32 AM UTC

appendix-rock wrote: post #6

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I know a few people that ‘do’ OnlyFans (…and yes, I don’t know them through via their job). The money they’re making ranges from ‘fairly ok supplementary income’ to ‘more than satisfies their financial needs’. None have been involved with these ‘online pimps’ as you put it. I’m not saying that what you’re saying doesn’t happen. I’m aware that you said “a huge segment”. But you’re showing your hand in your final parag…

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Post by tonymet » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 12:32 AM UTC

squigz wrote: post #4

tonymet wrote: post #2

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> Nearly every creator is making little and are forced to make more and more extreme content to compete. > A huge segment of "creators" are still working for online "networks" aka pimps who force them to share their earnings under threat of abuse. Can you link some sources for these?

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Post by tonymet » Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 12:38 AM UTC

appendix-rock wrote: post #6

tonymet wrote: post #2

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I know a few people that ‘do’ OnlyFans (…and yes, I don’t know them through via their job). The money they’re making ranges from ‘fairly ok supplementary income’ to ‘more than satisfies their financial needs’. None have been involved with these ‘online pimps’ as you put it. I’m not saying that what you’re saying doesn’t happen. I’m aware that you said “a huge segment”. But you’re showing your hand in your final parag…

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