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And also: > 8% reported legal trouble > 8% reported being arrested > 16% reported physical assault > 17% reported contracting a STD > 29% reported being st

And also: > 8% reported legal trouble > 8% reported being arrested > 16% reported physical assault > 17% reported contracting a STD > 29% reported being stolen from > 41% reported sexual assault So no doubt the rates are in part a reflection of the risks providers take in the course of offering their services.

_z6tl 5y ago
And no doubt the risks decrease as the hourly rate increases.
- LurkingPenguin 5y ago
  I'm not sure that's true. There are wealthy, powerful men who can pay any hourly rate for sex and who are practically above the law in many parts of the world. It would be a mistake to assume that some of them wouldn't assault an escort in the not inaccurate belief that they can do whatever they want with impunity.
  - dmurray 5y ago
    > I'm not sure that's true. It is backed up by the author's analytics, though. Perhaps there are valid criticisms about her sampling methodology and the sample size at the very high end, but it's a good start.
  - _z6tl 5y ago
    I did not make any such assumptions, and I did not say it’s zero risk, I simply said that the risks are likely to decrease as hourly rates go higher.
system2 5y ago
> 17% reported contracting a STD I wonder if any money is worth having an extreme risk of getting a deadly virus.
- guythedudebro 5y ago
  What you quoted does not really imply you are at an extreme risk of getting a deadly virus.
  - system2 5y ago
    At 17%, if you do it a long period of time you definitely get it. Even if it isn't deadly virus, you get something nasty and most likely permanently.
    - guythedudebro 5y ago
      "even if it isn't a deadly virus" is the relevant part here
    - Yoric 5y ago
      I find it a bit surprising that 17% report STDs while only 9% report not using a condom at all. I would have expected causality.
      - carlob 5y ago
        Do you think condoms are always 100% effective at preventing all STDs?
        Yoric 5y ago
        No, but I'm surprised because 8 points of difference is a frigging lot.
    - alasdair_ 5y ago
      9% of the workers reported never using a condom and a further percentage only use them sometimes. I suspect those are the majority of the 17% with an std.
      - Aella 5y ago

_z6tl 5y ago

And no doubt the risks decrease as the hourly rate increases.

LurkingPenguin 5y ago
I'm not sure that's true. There are wealthy, powerful men who can pay any hourly rate for sex and who are practically above the law in many parts of the world. It would be a mistake to assume that some of them wouldn't assault an escort in the not inaccurate belief that they can do whatever they want with impunity.
- dmurray 5y ago
  > I'm not sure that's true. It is backed up by the author's analytics, though. Perhaps there are valid criticisms about her sampling methodology and the sample size at the very high end, but it's a good start.
- _z6tl 5y ago
  I did not make any such assumptions, and I did not say it’s zero risk, I simply said that the risks are likely to decrease as hourly rates go higher.

system2 5y ago

> 17% reported contracting a STD I wonder if any money is worth having an extreme risk of getting a deadly virus.

guythedudebro 5y ago
What you quoted does not really imply you are at an extreme risk of getting a deadly virus.
- system2 5y ago
  At 17%, if you do it a long period of time you definitely get it. Even if it isn't deadly virus, you get something nasty and most likely permanently.
  - guythedudebro 5y ago
    "even if it isn't a deadly virus" is the relevant part here
  - Yoric 5y ago
    I find it a bit surprising that 17% report STDs while only 9% report not using a condom at all. I would have expected causality.
    - carlob 5y ago
      Do you think condoms are always 100% effective at preventing all STDs?
      - Yoric 5y ago
        No, but I'm surprised because 8 points of difference is a frigging lot.
  - alasdair_ 5y ago
    9% of the workers reported never using a condom and a further percentage only use them sometimes. I suspect those are the majority of the 17% with an std.
    - Aella 5y ago