Asking for a friend? It’s tough out here. No face shots.

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    Only the top percentage make good money. Doubt it will earn more than a minimum wage job unless you do some weird fetish.

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    8 hours ago

    I have no problem with it, but it sounds like an exhausting way of making money.

  • Klnsfw 🏳️‍🌈@lemmynsfw.com
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    I have a very liberated sexuality, girls, boys, sometimes among consenting strangers. OF could be a logical extension if I needed money.

    However , two things stand in the way: first, I have a job that gives me social recognition and financial stability, and it wouldn’t be compatible with the social stigma of sex work.

    The other problem is all the work that goes into OF, like on YT channels ot Twitch: communicating on social networks, managing a community, editing, finding collaborations. I don’t know how to do it and I don’t think I’d like it.

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    Well the bigger question is, would you buy it? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    Jokes aside… Not attractive enough. Even if I’m attractive, OF creators are quite competitive as it’s kind of a “winner takes all” market. So probably not worth it… Besides, for conventionally attractive people shouldn’t there be easier ways to make money off looks? For example landing a modeling gig that has a more steady pay or something like that

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    Selling yourself is not an easy job. If you can, then sure, go for it. But for each person making thousands there are thousands of people making pennies.

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    People underestimate how much work is involved with anything involving selling online content. This isn’t just Only fans.

    But if it’s an hour of work to make $100, why wouldn’t I?

    There are people giving plasma for money.

    There are people jacking off animals for money.

    There are people who spend hours scamming old people for money.

    Time is a investment though. Unfortunately $100 a hour is not the best use of my time. But maybe it is for you and your situation.

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      14 hours ago

      Curious what you do that 100/hr isn’t a good use of time, because that sounds like something I’d like to learn about.

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        I’m a programmer and I make a pretty decent salary, enough to support my family and weather any emergencies.

        The free time I have, I would do these in this order:

        1. Hang out with my wife and kids
        2. Chill out with recreational things like gaming
        3. Continue to study, read books and take online courses, contribute to open-source and build applications for startups
        4. Convert that free time to $100/hr

        Notice that trying to make MORE money is at the bottom for me.

        And if you ARE money driven, working hourly isn’t how most people became rich. They usually win the lottery by doing a hobby that ended up paying dividends. Like building a app and getting bought out, or collecting Pokemon cards or something.

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          Fair response. I had assumed for many people 100/hr would replace their primary job and thus be worth the trade. If were talking measure time after your primary job, I certainly understand valuing that time even higher than your hourly rate at said job.

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              That they sound like someone who has never had to choose between food or rent… You can usually tell by the way there’s a certain kind of innocence in the way they speak about stuff like personal finance. I could be wrong though. Anyways, I think that’s relevant information to disclose when sharing financial insight anonymously online.

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                I have had to make that choice and now that I’m no longer in that situation, I agree with everything he wrote. Now that I’m able to cover my expenses and have some savings, I’m fairly comfortable, and the desire to make more money has faded away. There’s a lot of things I prioritize over more money.

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    18 hours ago

    As a cornfed brick-shithouse built Midwestern hairy dude in my late-30s, I’d do it right now if there were a market for chubby hairy dudes but I know better and I’d rather not embarrass myself.

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      The fact that it’s a niche interest means that people will pay more for it… And trust me… People LOVEE late 30s chubby hairy dudes

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    I have a bit of an exhibitionist kink. If I thought I could make more money then I currently do, I totally would.

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    If I knew I was going to make some money? Sure. But I hear it’s super difficult since so many people do the same. But if you think you have a gimmick, or are super attractive, you could make a but of change.

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      You really need to put in a lot of effort to market yourself. Being attractive helps, but it’s not all.

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          As someone who has never paid for porn, I’m always surprised when I know someone that does. I always thought this was a boomer thing. There’s so many free only fans samples on twitter.