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I'm a guy and I have no idea why some guys throw ridiculous money at good looking girls online. You have no chance of meeting them, let alone anything else. If

I'm a guy and I have no idea why some guys throw ridiculous money at good looking girls online. You have no chance of meeting them, let alone anything else. If anything, throw money at not so good looking people, their lives are harder on average.

adventured 7y ago
Pay-for-attention is what's occurring there, in most cases. They're attempting to buy attention from the woman in question. In a context of competition, where there are many men trying to talk to one woman, spending money is a means of stepping above the crowd that is trying to get her attention. It mirrors what goes on in the physical world. Men spend extraordinary sums of money to attract/buy the attention of women, using status objects or spending lavishly. And of course the perpetual debate between whether this is a normal biological behavior for signaling purposes, or whether it's mostly society induced and isn't necessary or useful.
dx87 7y ago
It's the same reason people blow tons of money at strip clubs. They want someone to like them, they don't care if the feelings are fake. Some of the popular streamers also do fan meetups for their biggest donators, where they'll go on a single "date" with them.
redthrow 7y ago
There are people who only tip good money in restaurants when the waitor is not so good looking, to counter balance this tendency for many people. Looks should not matter when it comes to serving food (although they seem to do in reality). When the product/service is based on people's good looks (e.g. models in adverts, Hollywood movies), the story would be different. The online streamers probably belong to this category to some extent, because people do like looking at beautiful people.
robocat 7y ago
That's like asking why do people watch porn when they won't "meet" the pornstar. I can totally get why someone would pay for interactive porn (although I personally spend my money on my own (wasteful) interests).
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adventured 7y ago

Pay-for-attention is what's occurring there, in most cases. They're attempting to buy attention from the woman in question. In a context of competition, where there are many men trying to talk to one woman, spending money is a means of stepping above the crowd that is trying to get her attention. It mirrors what goes on in the physical world. Men spend extraordinary sums of money to attract/buy the attention of women, using status objects or spending lavishly. And of course the perpetual debate between whether this is a normal biological behavior for signaling purposes, or whether it's mostly society induced and isn't necessary or useful.

dx87 7y ago

It's the same reason people blow tons of money at strip clubs. They want someone to like them, they don't care if the feelings are fake. Some of the popular streamers also do fan meetups for their biggest donators, where they'll go on a single "date" with them.

redthrow 7y ago

There are people who only tip good money in restaurants when the waitor is not so good looking, to counter balance this tendency for many people. Looks should not matter when it comes to serving food (although they seem to do in reality). When the product/service is based on people's good looks (e.g. models in adverts, Hollywood movies), the story would be different. The online streamers probably belong to this category to some extent, because people do like looking at beautiful people.

robocat 7y ago

That's like asking why do people watch porn when they won't "meet" the pornstar. I can totally get why someone would pay for interactive porn (although I personally spend my money on my own (wasteful) interests).

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