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by stared 5y ago

I was surprised why OnlyFans is so popular. All in all, there is no shortage of free erotic materials online (https://observablehq.com/@stared/tree-of-reddit-sex-life https://observablehq.com/@stared/tree-of-reddit-sex-life for a small subset). I got an insight from "The Surprising Psychology Of OnlyFans Simps by Charisma on Command" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auG2E53dFas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auG2E53dFas) that subscribers buy attention rather than sex.

dragonwriter 5y ago
> I got an insight from "The Surprising Psychology Of OnlyFans Simps by Charisma on Command" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auG2E53dFas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auG2E53dFas) that subscribers buy attention rather than sex. That's like one of the oldest i and vest known insights about sex work generally, so I’m not surprised that it is reflected in OF. (Its even more obviously true of its more celebrity- but less porn-focussed cousin, Cameo.)
throw_m239339 5y ago
I think OnlyFans is "different" because unlike other pornsites or camsites, users kind of create a "closer" relationship to the porn performer since they have access to "exclusive" content. As you said it's called "simping" and IMHO it can go south pretty quickly given how crazy people can be. Some deluded fans genuinly think they are in a real and genuine relationship with the porn performer. It's dangerous.
nly 5y ago
It's more like "emotional prostitution" than porn
ipnon 5y ago
People enjoy the reciprocation of donating then receiving an award. It turns the passive activity of watching pornography into an interactive game.
acatton 5y ago
> subscribers buy attention rather than sex. That's how the Minitel[1] got popular in France. They had these chat services where one paid per minute to chat with "women in your area" (It was mostly male operators handling multiple conversation simultaneously[2]) These services have always existed, and were always in demand, the only difference is technology and business models. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel (basically the french version of the internet, ahead of its time) [2] In French: https://www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-rue69/20120629.RUE0957/je-m-appelle-jean-marc-et-j-ai-ete-animatrice-de-minitel-rose.html https://www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-rue69/20120629.RUE0957... "My name is Jean-Marc and I was 'female moderator' of erotic Minitel"
- raxxorrax 5y ago
  I cannot really imagine many worse jobs to be honest. I imagine we will see some platforms that will just use chat bots since they became more sophisticated.
hackinthebochs 5y ago
I'm always surprised at how surprised people are that there is a market for porn. Almost no one would not be satisfied with a generic porn channel that showed random content of random ages, random body types, random genders, etc. Everyone has some criteria when it comes to porn they consume. Some people just have more specific criteria than others.
- LatteLazy 5y ago
  I'm a little confused by your comment: doesn't everyone get the exact porn they want by searching specifically? I don't just hit random on pornhub until I get what I want, I search for "gay twinks". Maybe straight guys don't have to learn this "skill"? :)
  - theshrike79 5y ago
    Some people's preferences are more ...refined =) What if your specific kink was red-headed twinks with a scottish accent and freckles? Can you easily google up some of that? Or maybe if you found one on OnlyFans, would you cough up the $10 a month for that exact content?
hasbot 5y ago
That people are buying attention is very obvious in other settings. I used to watch a lot of MTB YouTube channels. The YouTuber would do a live stream and there'd be a massive number of chat messages. Somebody would donate $10 or whatever and the YouTuber would stop what they're doing and make a very friendly comment to the donator as if the YouTuber knew the guy. From their comments, many of the channel watchers appeared to be young (less than 20).

by stared 5y ago

dragonwriter 5y ago

> I got an insight from "The Surprising Psychology Of OnlyFans Simps by Charisma on Command" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auG2E53dFas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auG2E53dFas) that subscribers buy attention rather than sex. That's like one of the oldest i and vest known insights about sex work generally, so I’m not surprised that it is reflected in OF. (Its even more obviously true of its more celebrity- but less porn-focussed cousin, Cameo.)

throw_m239339 5y ago

I think OnlyFans is "different" because unlike other pornsites or camsites, users kind of create a "closer" relationship to the porn performer since they have access to "exclusive" content. As you said it's called "simping" and IMHO it can go south pretty quickly given how crazy people can be. Some deluded fans genuinly think they are in a real and genuine relationship with the porn performer. It's dangerous.

nly 5y ago

It's more like "emotional prostitution" than porn

ipnon 5y ago

People enjoy the reciprocation of donating then receiving an award. It turns the passive activity of watching pornography into an interactive game.

acatton 5y ago

> subscribers buy attention rather than sex. That's how the Minitel[1] got popular in France. They had these chat services where one paid per minute to chat with "women in your area" (It was mostly male operators handling multiple conversation simultaneously[2]) These services have always existed, and were always in demand, the only difference is technology and business models. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel (basically the french version of the internet, ahead of its time) [2] In French: https://www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-rue69/20120629.RUE0957/je-m-appelle-jean-marc-et-j-ai-ete-animatrice-de-minitel-rose.html https://www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-rue69/20120629.RUE0957... "My name is Jean-Marc and I was 'female moderator' of erotic Minitel"

raxxorrax 5y ago
I cannot really imagine many worse jobs to be honest. I imagine we will see some platforms that will just use chat bots since they became more sophisticated.

hackinthebochs 5y ago

I'm always surprised at how surprised people are that there is a market for porn. Almost no one would not be satisfied with a generic porn channel that showed random content of random ages, random body types, random genders, etc. Everyone has some criteria when it comes to porn they consume. Some people just have more specific criteria than others.

LatteLazy 5y ago
I'm a little confused by your comment: doesn't everyone get the exact porn they want by searching specifically? I don't just hit random on pornhub until I get what I want, I search for "gay twinks". Maybe straight guys don't have to learn this "skill"? :)
- theshrike79 5y ago
  Some people's preferences are more ...refined =) What if your specific kink was red-headed twinks with a scottish accent and freckles? Can you easily google up some of that? Or maybe if you found one on OnlyFans, would you cough up the $10 a month for that exact content?

hasbot 5y ago

That people are buying attention is very obvious in other settings. I used to watch a lot of MTB YouTube channels. The YouTuber would do a live stream and there'd be a massive number of chat messages. Somebody would donate $10 or whatever and the YouTuber would stop what they're doing and make a very friendly comment to the donator as if the YouTuber knew the guy. From their comments, many of the channel watchers appeared to be young (less than 20).