San Francisco's Postwar Sex District (2006)

Post by kadoban » Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 11:31 PM UTC

implements wrote: post #23

akira2501 wrote: post #4

If the "sexual economy" is so rich, why aren't there any rich and retired prostitutes? This article seems to walk right over the problems that are endemic to that "industry" in an effort to paint it in an acceptable light. It then claims, without reference, that the VCR was a market replacement for physical sexual encounters. It goes on to ignore that AIDS was a health epidemic related to these sexual encounters, and…

I’m puzzled as to why posts critical of sex work are being downvoted on HNs lately? Downvotes aren’t supposed to be for “I disagree” or “I think differently” - they’re supposed to be for contributions against the spirit of the site. It’s perfectly fine to think prostitution is a bad thing that shouldn’t be encouraged - that’s not hateful lack of inclusivity for sex workers - it’s an ethical viewpoint concerning human…

Post by hither_shores » Mon, Sep 12, 2022, 2:43 AM UTC

shkkmo wrote: post #30

bsder wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're so full of crap. You can walk out your door and for a couple hundred bucks start gathering data. Do you know of no one who works in that economy? Do you know of no one who has availed themselves of services from that economy? You probably know more of those people than you think... Simply out of my acquaintenances that I know who have worked in that economy, I know exactly 2 who worked it specifically for the…

Your response here is very kneejerk and innappropriate. It would have been much better if you left out the name calling at the beginning and end and just kept the part in the middle that was focused on explaining how you came to the "100x" number.

Post by refurb » Mon, Sep 12, 2022, 8:55 AM UTC

pstuart wrote: post #28

varelse wrote: post #10

Legalize it all and regulate it to protect sex workers. Make pimps and their equivalents obsolete. It would be better if we could provide better options to those who end up turning to sex work, but that's crazy talk. So let them make the best of a crappy situation that most Americans seem to favor them being in instead of punishing them for not being born rich. Come on guys you can vote this one down, you just know y…

What HN needs is an YC entrant to do AirBnB for sex workers -- and how to remove "middle management" from the equation.

Post by pjc50 » Mon, Sep 12, 2022, 11:00 AM UTC

pstuart wrote: post #28

varelse wrote: post #10

Legalize it all and regulate it to protect sex workers. Make pimps and their equivalents obsolete. It would be better if we could provide better options to those who end up turning to sex work, but that's crazy talk. So let them make the best of a crappy situation that most Americans seem to favor them being in instead of punishing them for not being born rich. Come on guys you can vote this one down, you just know y…

What HN needs is an YC entrant to do AirBnB for sex workers -- and how to remove "middle management" from the equation.

Post by varelse » Mon, Sep 12, 2022, 4:30 PM UTC

BuyMyBitcoins wrote: post #32

varelse wrote: post #10

Legalize it all and regulate it to protect sex workers. Make pimps and their equivalents obsolete. It would be better if we could provide better options to those who end up turning to sex work, but that's crazy talk. So let them make the best of a crappy situation that most Americans seem to favor them being in instead of punishing them for not being born rich. Come on guys you can vote this one down, you just know y…

>”Come on guys you can vote this one down, you just know you can vote this one down. If you even see this one, please vote this one down. I need 2,979 more down votes.” Please don’t do this kind of thing here. I’m not even sure what it is trying to accomplish. The first part of your post would have stood on its own.