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Just because they don't have ill intent doesn't mean the fact that some of the most highly paid members of our society being sex workers sends a message about w

by NewJazz 10mo ago

Just because they don't have ill intent doesn't mean the fact that some of the most highly paid members of our society being sex workers sends a message about what kind of skills and assets are valuable, and which aren't as valuable.

hnlmorg 9mo ago
Unfortunately that ship has already sailed and immigration wasn’t the reason. It turns out that American citizens can work in the adult industry too and it’s not just immigrants who are capable of earning money from getting naked on camera. ;)
- NewJazz 9mo ago
  Isn't that argument just a form of the sunk cost fallacy?
  - hnlmorg 9mo ago
    Only if you demonise the adult entertainment industry, which I wasn’t.
    - NewJazz 9mo ago
      That's a non sequiter. You said the "ship has sailed", so we shouldn't attempt to reset norms.
wolvoleo 9mo ago
> skills and assets I saw what you did there :D