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> Most adult industry workers burn out quickly and move on to other things Do you have any data on what they end up doing? I'm curious because I haven't met an

> Most adult industry workers burn out quickly and move on to other things Do you have any data on what they end up doing? I'm curious because I haven't met anyone unsuccessful who admitted to working in the adult industry when they were younger. I don't think a woman who is attractive enough to make 10k a month is going to end up struggling to pay rent when they're 30.

cocktailpeanuts 6y ago
I personally know some ex-pornstars. They don't end up homeless, but they do live lives that are less than glamorous when they're past their prime. And this is becoming more and more severe because the competition is becoming exponentially fierce thanks to online porn websites. But you seem to be asking whether attractive females can do well in their life, and yeah of course attractive females do have competitive advantage in life, but that has nothing to do porn. That's reality.
- Memosyne 6y ago
  Well, yeah of course and I wasn't suggesting otherwise. I was replying to how you mentioned attractiveness being a depreciating asset and pointing out how that asset can carry them well into their 40s -- by which point I'm sure they would have another reliable source of income. Will they be living glamorously in their 40s? No, but then again neither will most programmers or even humans for that matter. The point is that they get to spend their 20s in luxury and then spend the rest of their lives in relative comfort.
  - cocktailpeanuts 6y ago
    Remember that these pornstars rarely can have a normal life and can not really easily get a "normal job" when they decide to move on. Also, your video being out there online forever means even if you try to start a new life it will be increasingly difficult to do so. That's a huge price to pay IMO. Most people never experience this type of situation in their lives so don't understand how much sacrifice this is, but it is.

cocktailpeanuts 6y ago

I personally know some ex-pornstars. They don't end up homeless, but they do live lives that are less than glamorous when they're past their prime. And this is becoming more and more severe because the competition is becoming exponentially fierce thanks to online porn websites. But you seem to be asking whether attractive females can do well in their life, and yeah of course attractive females do have competitive advantage in life, but that has nothing to do porn. That's reality.

Memosyne 6y ago
Well, yeah of course and I wasn't suggesting otherwise. I was replying to how you mentioned attractiveness being a depreciating asset and pointing out how that asset can carry them well into their 40s -- by which point I'm sure they would have another reliable source of income. Will they be living glamorously in their 40s? No, but then again neither will most programmers or even humans for that matter. The point is that they get to spend their 20s in luxury and then spend the rest of their lives in relative comfort.
- cocktailpeanuts 6y ago
  Remember that these pornstars rarely can have a normal life and can not really easily get a "normal job" when they decide to move on. Also, your video being out there online forever means even if you try to start a new life it will be increasingly difficult to do so. That's a huge price to pay IMO. Most people never experience this type of situation in their lives so don't understand how much sacrifice this is, but it is.