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Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by iudqnolq » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:24 AM UTC

otterley wrote: post #47

iudqnolq wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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. Median income is $100,000/yr. My impression (from HN) is this isn't abnormal for non-entry-level tech workers in the US. Edit: It's just about the median software engineer salary in the US. https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/software-develope... E…

I think you're off by a factor of about 2,000 (work hours per year).

Edit: I didn't realize this person was pointing out a typo.

Disagree. High end work of all sorts isn't the sort of thing you punch in and out of. Both have a high opportunity cost, in that in both cases you'll find it hard to work a similarly compensated second job. Also remember this is only "billable hours".

Edit: I just realized you've completely missed my point. I was replying to a comment the clients (i.e. not the sex workers) are crazy rich. I was presenting an argument for why they aren't.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by collegeburner » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:25 AM UTC

SixDouble5321 wrote: post #49

collegeburner wrote: post #39

> $1200/hour Holy shit, why do ppl pay this? Honestly wondering. Cant most people just go hook up at a bar or smth if they're that desperate?

I think the problem is your idea of the patrons and their reasons for hiring escorts. Maybe it's just me, but "go find someone in a bar" isn't even in the same ballparks.

Right thats what I'm trying to figure out, what are their reasons for doing that?

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by yedava » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:31 AM UTC

> 41% reported sexual assault

This is from a group of sex workers who appear to be screening their clientele. I wonder how high the number would be among sex workers who don't have the same amount of financial safety net that someone who can pick and chose their clients has.

I also wonder how those assaults could be brought down, if that is even possible in the first place. I always hear how sex work just needs to be regulated and everything would be fine, but how does one prosecute something that happens in a private setting, behind closed doors?

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by Aella » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:35 AM UTC

14 wrote: post #31

micromacrofoot wrote: post #13

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 is also dangerous for a man as well. Some report being robbed or have their picture take upon arrival and blackmailed. It would be beneficial to both sides if people didn’t have to hide what they do.

Out of my 415 clients from the survey, 6 reported being arrested, 7 physically assaulted, 26 got a STI, and 92 were stolen from.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by cldellow » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:39 AM UTC

iudqnolq wrote: post #51

otterley wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you're off by a factor of about 2,000 (work hours per year).

Edit: I didn't realize this person was pointing out a typo. Disagree. High end work of all sorts isn't the sort of thing you punch in and out of. Both have a high opportunity cost, in that in both cases you'll find it hard to work a similarly compensated second job. Also remember this is only "billable hours". Edit: I just realized you've completely missed my point. I was replying to a comment the clients (i.e. not t…

I don't think he's completely missed your point -- his point is you wrote "Median income is $100,000/hr", not "Median income is $100,000/yr"

Note "hour" versus "year".

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by Aella » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:39 AM UTC

yedava wrote: post #53

> 41% reported sexual assault This is from a group of sex workers who appear to be screening their clientele. I wonder how high the number would be among sex workers who don't have the same amount of financial safety net that someone who can pick and chose their clients has. I also wonder how those assaults could be brought down, if that is even possible in the first place. I always hear how sex work just needs to be…

It should be decriminalized, not regulated. I would have liked to have been able to go to the police about the client who assaulted me, but unfortunately this didn't cross my mind as an option.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by Hnrobert42 » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:39 AM UTC

iudqnolq wrote: post #44

akudha wrote: 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.

> 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. Median income is $100,000/yr. My impression (from HN) is this isn't abnormal for non-entry-level tech workers in the US. Edit: It's just about the median software engineer salary in the US. https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/software-develope... E…

$100k per HOUR?

Do you mean per year?

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by slibhb » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:40 AM UTC

The article reads like an advertisement. She claims to have had many intimate, beautiful experiences with johns but she's charging $1200/hr. How beautiful can a purchased experience be? Plus, the whole thing reenforces regressive stereotypes wherein men are valued for their money and women for their bodies.

Regardless of whether prostitution should be legalized on liberal grounds, it is not prosocial behavior and it is unfortunate that the taboo against it seems to be decaying.

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by iudqnolq » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:41 AM UTC

cldellow wrote: post #55

iudqnolq wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Edit: I didn't realize this person was pointing out a typo. Disagree. High end work of all sorts isn't the sort of thing you punch in and out of. Both have a high opportunity cost, in that in both cases you'll find it hard to work a similarly compensated second job. Also remember this is only "billable hours". Edit: I just realized you've completely missed my point. I was replying to a comment the clients (i.e. not t…

I don't think he's completely missed your point -- his point is you wrote "Median income is $100,000/hr", not "Median income is $100,000/yr" Note "hour" versus "year".

Oh, yeah that was a total typo

Re: Overly analytical guide to escorting

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Post by Aella » Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:42 AM UTC

iudqnolq wrote: post #44

akudha wrote: 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.

> 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. Median income is $100,000/yr. My impression (from HN) is this isn't abnormal for non-entry-level tech workers in the US. Edit: It's just about the median software engineer salary in the US. https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/software-develope... E…

Keep in mind my rate was 1200, but $100k was the median reported income for all clients who responded to my survey. I suspect the median income for clients who saw me would be much higher!