The same day I quit the retail job someone told me that they thought doing online sex work is "exploiting myself." The work isn't exploitative, especially when compared with these low-wage positions where they overwork and mistreat employees.

https://www.businessinsider.com/great-resignation-teacher-onlyfans-bbw-model-money-jobs-work-careers-2022-1

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    3 years ago

    Good for her getting out of it and not dealing with the boss’s shit.

    I hate these articles that continuously juxtapose public sector work with sex work, as it chronically suggests these are the only two things women are good at.

    This reminds me of all the STEM people wasted in finance and software engineer jobs.

    It's not the same, because you're not paying to objectify a guy doing DBA work at a bank. Even hiding behind "Sex Work Is Work" doesn't get you away from the hard fact that all her accrued education and experience is getting flushed so some slob can tip her and extra $20 to see her tits.

    This is good for her under capitalism but also depressing (not for anti-sex work puritanism but just for how skilled people can’t use their skills in a way that’s useful to society even when they want to because of bad working conditions)

    It's frustrating for a host of reasons. But given how disposable sex-workers are treated, it just feels like Business Insider is suggesting "Get out of that frying pan and into this fire".

    Being a CamGirl is basically just piece-work for sex workers. And its a dead-end career for the same reason doing Uber Eats or Fivr is a dead end. This isn't even "good for her" good. It's just a road to further economic pain, now that we've closed off career paths that are sustainable past the point of your first few wrinkles.

    • BolsheWitch [she/her, they/them]
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      3 years ago

      It’s not the same, because you’re not paying to objectify a guy doing DBA work at a bank. Even hiding behind “Sex Work Is Work” doesn’t get you away from the hard fact that all her accrued education and experience is getting flushed so some slob can tip her and extra $20 to see her tits.

      This doesn't bother her and it shouldn't bother you. What she does with her body is her choice. Also, most people don't use their education/degree in their jobs. That sucks, but is a problem with capitalism and not sex work.

      Being a CamGirl is basically just piece-work for sex workers. And its a dead-end career for the same reason doing Uber Eats or Fivr is a dead end.

      Or being a retail worker. Or a preschool teacher. Or a waiter. Or a (lists off every job besides trades and some white collar work).

      It's all dead end work, that's capitalism.

      now that we’ve closed off career paths that are sustainable past the point of your first few wrinkles

      No career paths are closed off to her and most sex workers understand it's something that you only do for a decade or so. It's extremely similar to a sports career in that way now that I think about it.

        • BolsheWitch [she/her, they/them]
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          3 years ago

          No such thing in a capitalist society.

          bruh that is an extremely fucked response to "women have bodily autonomy"

          She’s not doing this for love of the game. She’s doing it for scratch.

          So is literally everyone else who gets up in the morning and works for a living lolol no one does their job for "love of the game". So confused by why your fixated on this. 😂

          You’re not going to lose your job as a preschool teacher because your tits are sagging.

          No you'll just lose it because your trans or too sick to come in or because your boss sucks or a thousand other reasons.

          It’s not that simple nor is it apparent. Getting into the job market with a ten year gap on your resume is non-trivial, just for starters.

          "I raised my kids and was a stay at home mom." Boom. You've just used sexism against them. Also most "entry level" jobs dgaf.