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Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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I dont know if prospective escorts should expect the same 1200$/hr as this person, this sounds very high.

Prices are inflated in the US, I guess because it's illegal. In the UK you can bang a really hot clean looking escort for like $200.

Hmmm... this seems quite close to SWE salary differences as well.

Good SWE in Europe - $40k-$60k

Good SWE in US. . . . - $250k-$350k

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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It would be nice if we could just regulate this industry to protect the people in it and start the work of reducing the stigma. Similar to abortion, people are going to do it whether or not it's legal. It will never have an "end". It's one of the oldest professions in human history. I do not understand why people fight this battle.

The number of hoops these people jump through only to be eventually assaulted and robbed anyway are ridiculous. It's a very dangerous job and it doesn't really have to be!

The ongoing stigma around sex is ridiculous... censoring female nippes (not necessarily even related to sex!), bans on "suggestiveness," etc... I've heard of people who run OnlyFans accounts (not escorts) essentially get run out of town if they live in conservative areas... and they really only get found out because the men in the area are patrons!

The tech industry supports these stigmas in huge ways by automating it (often unsuccessfully I might add! at one point I was suspended from Facebook for sharing a sculpture). Push back against this nonsense if you can.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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"You operate a little bit like a therapist and confidante, most men do not want to f*k just a body, they want to f*k a soul."

It's like the old adage in Hollywood that you had to sell your soul to the devil. Clearly the predators in Hollywood were the devils.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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1,200 an hour!

Jeez, that is insane! good for them.

Once in a while, I come across something like this and wonder, what is it like to be that rich to casually drop 1,200 an hour, for anything, let alone on escorts.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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It would be nice if we could just regulate this industry to protect the people in it and start the work of reducing the stigma. Similar to abortion, people are going to do it whether or not it's legal. It will never have an "end". It's one of the oldest professions in human history. I do not understand why people fight this battle. The number of hoops these people jump through only to be eventually assaulted and robb…

Assassination. Burglary. Similar to abortion, people are going to do it whether or not it's legal. It will never have an "end". It's one of the oldest professions in human history.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Prices are inflated in the US, I guess because it's illegal. In the UK you can bang a really hot clean looking escort for like $200.

Hmmm... this seems quite close to SWE salary differences as well. Good SWE in Europe - $40k-$60k Good SWE in US. . . . - $250k-$350k

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Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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It would be nice if we could just regulate this industry to protect the people in it and start the work of reducing the stigma. Similar to abortion, people are going to do it whether or not it's legal. It will never have an "end". It's one of the oldest professions in human history. I do not understand why people fight this battle. The number of hoops these people jump through only to be eventually assaulted and robb…

> It would be nice if we could just regulate this industry to protect the people in it.

Amen to that. As an ignorant outsider looking in, the first thing that comes to mind is the possible huge safety benefits gained by collective bargaining. Even if it's not certified and recognized by the NLRB, there's gotta be something.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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post #15

1,200 an hour! Jeez, that is insane! good for them. Once in a while, I come across something like this and wonder, what is it like to be that rich to casually drop 1,200 an hour , for anything, let alone on escorts.

The same stats also note that the median income for an escort is $5000 per month, or $60k/year.

And for what it's worth, flying to many places with a family of four can cost $1200/hour even in economy class.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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post #18

It would be nice if we could just regulate this industry to protect the people in it and start the work of reducing the stigma. Similar to abortion, people are going to do it whether or not it's legal. It will never have an "end". It's one of the oldest professions in human history. I do not understand why people fight this battle. The number of hoops these people jump through only to be eventually assaulted and robb…

> It would be nice if we could just regulate this industry to protect the people in it. Amen to that. As an ignorant outsider looking in, the first thing that comes to mind is the possible huge safety benefits gained by collective bargaining. Even if it's not certified and recognized by the NLRB, there's gotta be something.

Decriminalization, that's mostly what sex workers want. I'm pretty wary of regulation, which often is done in misguided ways by people out of touch with sex workers' actual needs.
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