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[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Yes, but I would blame capitalism for forcing me.

Many years ago I used to stream to a cam site. I walked passed someone who pointed me out to his friend and said he saw me and where online he saw me. It wasn't a good feeling and while some people may stream for a kink I did it solely for money and that interaction brought about all kinds of feelings. And I still worry now that I will be recognised and even have it publicised. But if I fell on hard times I might do it again while opting to hide my face.

I wouldn't recommend it for others, it looms especially if opting to show face.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Would if I could. Nobody is gonna send me money for nudes.

They ought to pay the models better too.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

If I thought I would actually make money? Sure. But most people that do OF aren't really making more than pocket change.

I don't think most people would be interested in paying for first-person shooting competition video--although maybe they would if I had the $8k or so for a VR camera so that it could be immersive--and most people don't have a huge interest in rope tops. So, eh.

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 4 points 5 hours ago

If I was very desperate and my current job no longer sufficed, sure I'd hop on OnlyFans or FeetFinder and give it a go. The problem I have is more one of laziness. I like showing off my body, and spend a good amount of time cultivating parts like my ass and thighs to look attractive. The limiting factor is that I don't have anyone to hold a camera. It's a lot of fun to model, it's a lot less fun to setup a camera/mic, create a scene, and actually take 30-40 pictures/30 sec vid clips. If I had to do it for survival, I could, but I prefer just sending simple thirst traps to fwb.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 14 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Boi ain't nobody paying for mine

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I need something like an OnlyFoes where people pay to inflict my content on someone they didn't like.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Ahh yes sexual harassment for hire. Great idea. Maybe we should have an MMA experience we can order for our foes too.

[–] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

I pay you to stay off!

/s

I suppose there is some level of poverty I would consider becoming a sex worker for, but it would be an absolute last resort.

[–] Copythis@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

I wouldn't even think twice.

[–] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

If you don't enjoy it as a hobby, you won't enjoy it as a business.

Do you enjoy taking nudes for fun? Go for it. If not, OF would be the worst "job" you've ever had, being just below roaming in train tracks looking for pennies.

Amazon hires anyone hiring.amazon.com

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 5 points 6 hours ago

Most people don't enjoy their hobbies anymore when they turn it into a business.

[–] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Benefits

Health benefits, parental leave, paid time off, holiday overtime, employee discounts, and more.

It's insane that those things have to be listed in a so-called developed country (except employee discounts, that's an actual benefit)

[–] emmataylor90@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

I will do even for free, I just want someone who can setup everythign and I act as a model lol

[–] Fantabread@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm a photographer who needs a model. If you're nearby and serious, let's talk.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I volunteer as tribute

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Its not that much work, i managed my exs snap and tinder before onlyfans was a thing and got ridiculous amounts of money. It was quiet sad.

[–] hamburger@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 20 hours ago

Sure, but I don’t have anything to offer.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Sure. Only problem is nobody would pay to see me naked.

[–] Klnsfw@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The percentage seems to be padded out by inactive accounts or something, even the worst only fans profiles I've seen are showing 'top 1%' banners

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Many of the inactive accounts will be people who signed up and started, but made no or too little money, so abandoned the idea. They're still worth counting when working out how likely a new person will be to make money. Other inactive accounts will be bots or catfish where there was never any intention to make money the way people expect the site to be used, so you can still discount a lot of them, but it's not all of them.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 6 points 23 hours ago

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

[–] zlatiah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

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

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

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.

[–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago

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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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Honestly no. It doesn’t align with my values.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 139 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (43 children)

No and not for the reason you'd expect:

To open an account, OnlyFans requires you to do social media and prove that your social media accounts are yours, and of course they require you to hand over your real identity with your real ID card or passport and a selfie.

This is beyond dystopian. You have to be suicidal from a privacy standpoint to do OnlyFans.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 0 points 9 hours ago

This guy raging that a media/porn publishing company verifies it's models 🤣

I mean in the history of porn nobody, and I mean nobody has ever been abused.

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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (5 children)

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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[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

I would do OnlyFans just for fun if i was female and or attractive

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