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Not just that... they also lease huge buildings, build "cubicles" inside, furnish them to look like bedrooms, get girls the same way as they would for any other

Not just that... they also lease huge buildings, build "cubicles" inside, furnish them to look like bedrooms, get girls the same way as they would for any other adult business (from human trafficking to working from a very poor country, with enough desparate people for that), and then take a huge cut of profits. Basically pimping out girls, but digitally.

eric4smith 5y ago
Sure. But from what I heard, just managing girls who do it from their home is just as large, if not larger.
- formerkrogemp 5y ago
  Survivorship bias. You often hear only about the top earners and not the poor person doing onlyfans and working another job. Or two. I'd expect the majority of performers not to live in large, nice houses.
  - dismantlethesun 5y ago
    Majority of performers aren’t really serious about it either. Due to morality constraints, very few people find it easy to buckle down and work 8 hours a day at that job… whereas if they were to pick a body damaging job like construction they would have social support to help them get through the day.
    - formerkrogemp 5y ago
dismantlethesun 5y ago
I would distinguish between human trafficking which is illegal, and simply hiring people for work which is perfectly legal and normal. Also because it’s digital, no one actually has to leave their country. As a person living in a very poor country, we look upon this as safer than immigrating to work as a maid for a rich family in Dubai.
- dylan604 5y ago
  >I would distinguish between human trafficking which is illegal, Yes, the trope of every single person in the adult entertainment world or escort world is automatically a victim of human trafficking is quite tired. Yes, it absolutely happens and should be stopped when found, but at the same time, there are people doing this work of their own volition and actually enjoy it.
  - chii 5y ago
    And the way to stop the trafficking is to make the industry legal, and regulated and the workers in it given protection (like pretty much any other worker - OHSA style). When you make a demand illegal, it doesn't stop that demand, but instead a black market and exploitation happens around it. Making it legal will stop the crimes, make it possible for the police to patrol and arrest people doing the wrong thing, and provide a way for those exploited to seek help without themselves being exposed to another type of danger.
    - dylan604 5y ago
      "What these girls need is a union" --Officer Beatrice Russell, The Wire
    - imchillyb 5y ago
      > And the way to stop the trafficking is to make the industry legal, and regulated and the workers in it given protection... @chii That's complete horseshit... Human trafficking isn't just applied to sex workers. Human trafficking happens with butlers, maids, housekeepers, drivers, gardeners, and other house-staff. Human trafficking is a demand problem not a supply problem. People demand slaves, so a slave market is born; period. Human trafficking is a: 'Humans Suck', problem. Can't stop human trafficking without curing the 'humans suck' thing. Doesn't matter the protections in place, they're there already. Doesn't matter about exposure to the issue, we all know it's happening. Doesn't matter the legal repercussions we enact, the penalties are on the books. Doesn't matter... Humans suck, and there are those who will pay a premium for a literal slave. Humans suck...
alar44 5y ago
Oh that's right, all girls in the sex industry have been forced against their will. Almost forgot.
crate_barre 5y ago
So some of you in your campus offices with cafeterias and laundry, you are not being pimped as well?
throwaway675309 5y ago
Sounds like there's a bit of overlap between this and the exploitation of K-pop girl bands.
kingcharles 5y ago
This girl is very managed from what I can tell.. I remember seeing the manager and production crew setting up in one video and it was a realization seeing big studio lights and reflectors and people running around.. and I can't tell if they are trying to be ironic with the name they use for their talent: https://www.instagram.com/icanbebought https://www.instagram.com/icanbebought

eric4smith 5y ago

Sure. But from what I heard, just managing girls who do it from their home is just as large, if not larger.

formerkrogemp 5y ago
Survivorship bias. You often hear only about the top earners and not the poor person doing onlyfans and working another job. Or two. I'd expect the majority of performers not to live in large, nice houses.
- dismantlethesun 5y ago
  Majority of performers aren’t really serious about it either. Due to morality constraints, very few people find it easy to buckle down and work 8 hours a day at that job… whereas if they were to pick a body damaging job like construction they would have social support to help them get through the day.
  - formerkrogemp 5y ago

dismantlethesun 5y ago

I would distinguish between human trafficking which is illegal, and simply hiring people for work which is perfectly legal and normal. Also because it’s digital, no one actually has to leave their country. As a person living in a very poor country, we look upon this as safer than immigrating to work as a maid for a rich family in Dubai.

dylan604 5y ago
>I would distinguish between human trafficking which is illegal, Yes, the trope of every single person in the adult entertainment world or escort world is automatically a victim of human trafficking is quite tired. Yes, it absolutely happens and should be stopped when found, but at the same time, there are people doing this work of their own volition and actually enjoy it.
- chii 5y ago
  And the way to stop the trafficking is to make the industry legal, and regulated and the workers in it given protection (like pretty much any other worker - OHSA style). When you make a demand illegal, it doesn't stop that demand, but instead a black market and exploitation happens around it. Making it legal will stop the crimes, make it possible for the police to patrol and arrest people doing the wrong thing, and provide a way for those exploited to seek help without themselves being exposed to another type of danger.
  - dylan604 5y ago
    "What these girls need is a union" --Officer Beatrice Russell, The Wire
  - imchillyb 5y ago
    > And the way to stop the trafficking is to make the industry legal, and regulated and the workers in it given protection... @chii That's complete horseshit... Human trafficking isn't just applied to sex workers. Human trafficking happens with butlers, maids, housekeepers, drivers, gardeners, and other house-staff. Human trafficking is a demand problem not a supply problem. People demand slaves, so a slave market is born; period. Human trafficking is a: 'Humans Suck', problem. Can't stop human trafficking without curing the 'humans suck' thing. Doesn't matter the protections in place, they're there already. Doesn't matter about exposure to the issue, we all know it's happening. Doesn't matter the legal repercussions we enact, the penalties are on the books. Doesn't matter... Humans suck, and there are those who will pay a premium for a literal slave. Humans suck...

alar44 5y ago

Oh that's right, all girls in the sex industry have been forced against their will. Almost forgot.

crate_barre 5y ago

So some of you in your campus offices with cafeterias and laundry, you are not being pimped as well?

throwaway675309 5y ago

Sounds like there's a bit of overlap between this and the exploitation of K-pop girl bands.

kingcharles 5y ago

This girl is very managed from what I can tell.. I remember seeing the manager and production crew setting up in one video and it was a realization seeing big studio lights and reflectors and people running around.. and I can't tell if they are trying to be ironic with the name they use for their talent: https://www.instagram.com/icanbebought https://www.instagram.com/icanbebought