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Or anywhere in the west, really. It's just one more symptom of the horrific rising levels of wealth inequality.

• riffraff 8y ago
  I am unsure I understand your last remark. This seems more a result of the rise of a new medium than the rise of inequality, i.e. sex-for-money and pleasant-partner-to-keep-around-for-money have been around for millennia.
  • noobermin 8y ago
    It is arguable that this was how marriage functioned in the past in the west, especially when men courted women from their parents.
    • nordsieck 8y ago
      > It is arguable that this was how marriage functioned in the past in the west Really? Both Dowry and Bride Price were not uncommon practices.