Many people creating porn content on OF are there at least partially because it is a sustainable income stream that works with their disabilities - You can work when you're able to without needing to keep a consistent schedule, the income stream doesn't require set hours or daily labor, creating sexual content can be doable for people with disabilities that would physically prevent them from doing other kinds of work. Depending on how intense a creator is with their editing it might take a relatively small amount of time relative to the amount of income. People who are either stay at home to take care of kids or are unable to leave the home can do it.

It's of particular interest to me bc I have Bipolar disorder, and I both know and know of a number of Bipolar people who do sex work because sex work allows them to work around their disability in a way wage labor would never allow. I guess I feel knowing about people's situation and work, and advocating for what they're doing and why it is uniquely important to bipolar people, feels like a solidarity thing. There really isn't anyone trying to help us or advocating for us, so we've got to look out for each other to the extent we can.

People often have strong opinions about sex work without realizing that whatever they would like in a perfect world, in our world and our economy sex work often provides vital income for people who would otherwise be unable to work, and for whom there is often no real or meaningful societal support.