The most interesting part of the Freakonomics chapter is that modern day prostitues suffer from the worst kind of competitor - one that gives away the product f

The most interesting part of the Freakonomics chapter is that modern day prostitues suffer from the worst kind of competitor - one that gives away the product for free. The chapter points out that, 100 years ago, something like 20% of men lost their virginity to a prostitute, whereas now it is something like 2%, because most men are likely to find a woman who is willing to have sex with them without any sort of long term commitment.