• Laser
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    2082 months ago

    Everything is just a grift now so not surprising

  • @Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1382 months ago

    Call me old fashioned but I really miss being a hoe (respectfully) for the sake of it. Then again I hate transactional relationships so OF and the like is a total mood killer.

    On the other hand sex work is work so by all means get what you need to get by / thrive.

  • @heavydust@sh.itjust.works
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    90% are sex workers but you’re right. Mods should ban any account that has external links meant to sell something. Gonewild was about having fun and now it went to shit like reddit.

    Edit: Same thing for amateur communities. I report them as spam, it’s annoying.

    • DefederateLemmyMl
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      42 months ago

      Mods should ban any account that has external links meant to sell something

      There is r/nofans

    • @Jarix@lemmy.world
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      22 months ago

      Clearly there needs to be a market place that works better than filling up other socials. It would take very progressive movement to pull sex work out of dark places where sketchy people go and just give a place that sellers and buyers can find and connect easily, safely and that prevents users and abusers from corrupting it.

      that won’t happen as long as it’s seen as something unholy, sinful, bad, shameful.

      But that’s a much harder sell in an environment where orange clown has as much support and unbridled hate for humanity itself

  • @Opinionhaver@feddit.uk
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    I’ve been a member on a website that’s quite well known in my country for over 15 years. It’s like adult Facebook where people post nudes and it’s all free.

    Recently however people have more and more started using it for advertising their OF and what I find funny/interesting is how I can tell most of these profiles simply by looking at their pictures as they always have this certain “onlyfans look” to them.

    I’ve never used OF myself but the feeling I get from these profiles is that it’s way too obvious that they’re doing it for the money. There’s a completely different vibe to someone’s profile who just wants to show off because it’s exciting to them.

      • @Opinionhaver@feddit.uk
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        192 months ago

        That fucking pink stick has ruined so many otherwise good videos.

        For me, the first telltale sign is showing face. The second is the colorful background.

        • @tempest@lemmy.ca
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          122 months ago

          It’s a reference to a specific Internet connected adult toy called a lush3. Cam Girls and only fans people connect them to their chats so the fans can control how much it vibrates. Since it’s Wi-Fi connected it has a tail that sticks out to improve the connection.

          • DarkSirrush
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            To add to that, most of the time cam girls don’t even turn the thing on, and do an incredibly over exaggerated reaction to the sound the chat makes when someone gives a tip, and videos of this get posted unironically to any nsfw forum/board/sub/community, as if it is high quality enjoyable content.

  • @cRazi_man@lemm.ee
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    362 months ago

    People making content for NSFW subreddits makes sense to me now that there’s good money to be made.

    I didn’t really understand the motivation before when so many people made regular content for internet strangers for nothing. Especially when so many of the comments are so sleazy and rapey.

    • @SGforce@lemmy.ca
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      612 months ago

      It wasn’t for nothing. It was to get off on it. Which made it more attractive than those doing it for money.

      • Rhynoplaz
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        Right? We weren’t pretending to be horny just to get paid, we actually were depraved people getting horny for each other.

        It was a simpler time back then…

    • @SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      242 months ago

      Exhibitionism. It’s hot and fun when people get to see you be sexual

      If you don’t understand it, then that probably just means you’re not into exhibitionism, but many people (including myself) are

    • IndiBrony
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      212 months ago

      It was for horni. Never underestimate the power of horni.

    • @Opinionhaver@feddit.uk
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      132 months ago

      I’m one of the people still posting quite high cuality content of myself online for completely free (I’m a guy) I do it because I’m exhibitionist. I like being seen in minimal clothing in public as well, this is just a variation of that.

    • @SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee
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      It’s just hit me. Reddit is gonna start putting stuff behind a paywall, this will 100% be porn and OC creators might get paid, OF style, cause so many “advertise” on Reddit…why not cut out the middle man? Or I’m bonkers.

  • @Zorque@lemmy.world
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    332 months ago

    There’s a reason the original reddit community banned sales pitches, and took themselves off /r/all.

  • @yarr@feddit.nl
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    322 months ago

    Completely agree! The entire adult content platform has become nothing more than a monetization machine for platforms like OnlyFans. GoneWild was once about people expressing themselves and sharing their art without the pressure of making a quick buck. Now it’s all about selling subscriptions and getting clicks. The whole industry has been ruined by commercial interests prioritizing profit over passion and community. Same thing with Patreon, where creators are expected to churn out content just to keep their fans engaged rather than doing what they actually love. And don’t even get me started on the algorithm-driven news feeds that suck the soul out of social media. Commercialization has absolutely destroyed the integrity and creativity of online platforms. We’re losing the very things that made them worth using in the first place.

    • @BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world
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      This is completely incoherent. An “industry” does not have the ability to ruin people’s free expression.

      Anyone who wants to create something for other people, without asking for anything in return, is still free to do so. And I assume they are (at least, they are in niche communities - I don’t know of a gonewild equivalent but I know of people who make games for fun and they’re not hard to find, either).

      It’s sad that so many people have taken a cheap payout in the most crass possible way, but all that means is that you need to look harder for the content you want.

      • @yarr@feddit.nl
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        102 months ago

        An “industry” does not have the ability to ruin people’s free expression.

        It does, by creating perverse incentives and the commercialized speech crowds out anything else. I mean, look at the topic… go check out GoneWild and tell me what you think…

      • @bollybing@lemmynsfw.com
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        It does though because it floods the medium with content from people just looking to make money. And it happens everywhere. When ebay started it was an online garage sale, now it’s mostly businesses. Etsy used to be a place where creative types sold their crafts, now its flooded with dropshipped tat from Ali Baba. YouTube used to be random people uploading stuff for fun and expression, now it’s mostly about sponsorship money. Twitter used to be a novel way for people to briefly express their thoughts, now its a fascist propaganda machine.

    • sunzu2
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      392 months ago

      not even a face is attached to the body

      Posting pictures of your face on clear net is stupid in 2025.

    • @frezik@midwest.social
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      It was always that, partially because people didn’t want their livelihood affected by having nudes on the Internet. With the rise of an option where having nudes on the Internet can be their livelihood, there’s more faces in those pictures.

      The better option would be for people to feel free to express themselves this way without worrying about their livelihood.

      • @andros_rex@lemmy.world
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        102 months ago

        As someone who likes sex and to some degree exhibitionism:

        Any amount of sex liking/photos of yourself online will bar you from certain jobs. I have a rather traumatic history of sex work - even the fact that I did it to survive is something that tars me. Doing things consensually and willingly is even worse.

        The trade off for some is going to be financial. If having videos of yourself online could potentially ruin any change of a normal life - there needs to be something that secures some safety in return.

        Being promiscuous is considered a character flaw. If you are frequently willing - the times where you are not have zero chance of being tried fairly in the court of public opinion.

        The Madonna/whore complex fucks everyone over. Having lots of sex is fun, we’ve just come up with this dickish social rule system where enjoying receptive sex is a strongly ingrained societal “no no.”

      • @Lazylazycat@lemmy.world
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        62 months ago

        Actually, when GW was formed, one of the rules was that you HAD to include your face. Different times though, I’m glad that obviously isn’t the case now.

    • @SOB_Van_Owen@lemm.ee
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      Tiger got to hunt

      Bird got to fly

      Man got to ask himself “why, why, why”

      Tiger got to sleep

      Bird got to land

      Man got to tell himself he understand

  • @Raiderkev@lemmy.world
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    72 months ago

    The worst part about browsing GW back then was how hard it was to get the onion off your belt.

    But those were the days…

    • @Fungah@lemmy.world
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      212 months ago

      The issue that where you could once go and see people that did it just because they wanted to its now mixed in with / overpowered by by people that want to make money.

      No one is arguing anyone is entitled to anyone else’s naked body. But I don’t think there is anything wrong with having a preference for wanting to see people who are naked because they want to be, and not because they want to earn money.

      Not to mention all the evil / sexual exploitation that comes up once money is in the equation.

  • @finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    42 months ago

    I would prefer it that way if it meant they were all professional and ensure proper age vetting, but it seems like even that is lost.