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This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

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[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 234 points 1 month ago (4 children)

This happened to a girl I knew that tried to make some money on onlyfans during Covid lockdown. Only lasted 4 months, even though she was pretty attractive. I think guys just assume that as a girl, you can simply post nudes online and make money, while it actually does require consistent effort, marketing skills, and a bit of luck.

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 180 points 1 month ago (1 children)

on onlyfans, like most platforms, the vast majority of people make little to nothing

[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 88 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Managed my friends only fans for a bit, we got her account to top 4.5%. She brought in ~$1.5K on a good month. One time we got up to $2K. This is with her having done porn with a few big studios and having a decent amount of followers on Twitter. There is no Discovery feature or feed on OF, you have to direct them there through a direct link. Had to keep a consistent production schedule, deal with inquires from patrons. Successfully running and only fans is like running a business, people don't simply give you money.

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Making money requires work

That comes as a surprise for many people

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[–] Lemmynated@lemmy.zip 61 points 1 month ago

I imagine it’s as easy to make money off of as YouTube or Twtich, almost impossible.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There's a bit on the Netflix Pornhub documentary from a camgirl. She notes that she does her own marketing, lighting, camera work, etc., and every once in a while, she masturbates on camera. It's a real job with real effort.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 34 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's like sex work is work.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 22 points 1 month ago

Yeah, you can see this for yourself if you have a VR headset and a couple of sites have VR cams set up.

Mostly they forget they exist (although I'm grateful for the ones that don't), so you get a kind of behind the scenes look at it all.

The one thing that strikes me is their demeanour the instant they're off the main cam. These girls are so fucking done with everything and everyone, and it's not surprising most of them quit after a month or two. Most of them are probably getting a fraction of the money tipped, with a good chunk going to the handlers (a lot of pretend typing going on, and they get directed by the person at the keyboard) and room rent (much of it seems to be in the same handful of buildings somewhere in St Petersburg). Many of them are on multiple sites at once, with phone apps on the go as well.

It's a real business.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know so many people trying to make it as streamers who cannot seem to understand that you have to do a lot of work to make anything catch on unless you are crazy lucky/extremely attractive. A regular person playing a game isn't interesting for others and it takes energy for most to cultivate a following.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 23 points 1 month ago

My cousin dropped out of university after a few months, and wanted to be a pro gaming streamer instead.

Oddly enough he never did achieve that, and now mostly sits around his parent's house doing quite a lot of being depressed.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 117 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Damn I remember this post from when I was on 4chan still. OP did provide links and his story was 100% true. The girl wasn't ugly, just kinda plain but almost every pic of her somehow exuded despair, and that was honestly offputting (except for the kind of creeps who get off on that I reckon).

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[–] DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 108 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sounds like anon could had made her day by just talking to her

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 178 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Frankly, I’m glad she was spared the trouble. I can’t imagine they’d be able to offer words of encouragement without seeming intensely parasocial. A generic “you’re hot” wouldn’t have amounted to much. It doesn’t seem like there’s a correct answer, besides finding her irl, flashing her unlocked onlyfans, and begging for her socks

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 65 points 1 month ago

Your post ended in a way I was not expecting.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 63 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think this is the Hallmark original romcom I need in my life.

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[–] Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago

Great advice right here

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[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

Maybe it's for the best he didnt...

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 86 points 1 month ago

Anon experiences empathy for once in their miserable life.
One of the few legit greentexts. lol

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 84 points 1 month ago (3 children)

There are a lot of people whod appreciate her features so its surprising she didnt get any attention. Maybe anon made up the story and is actually into men?

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 month ago

Lies? On the internet? Impossible!

[–] arin@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago

Nope anon is the girl trying to get your attention

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Someone else in the comments said they were there and it's actually real. Likely still into men though

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[–] 1SimpleTailor@startrek.website 61 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Lil tiddy supermarket goth girl sounds cute tbh, or maybe I just have a type.

Anyway, girls like this can be a real gem to find if you're a gooner. Their small fan base means if you're not a creep there's a chance of genuine interaction. She'll probably take request and if she likes you might even send you free content.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 89 points 1 month ago (6 children)

if you're a gooner

if you're not a creep

Good luck with that Venn diagram.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 59 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I know that girl's pain. I, too, want to be a massive whore but nobody wants me. 😔

[–] death_to_carrots@feddit.org 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't be the whore the world wants, but the world deserves.

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[–] shortrounddev@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Some girls aren't in it for the money or fame, they just like posting nudes

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Right, but aren't those girls in it for the attention? The thrill? Sounds like she's not getting any attention, either.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 month ago

And it wasn't the grinches heart that grew three sizes that day...

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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I know it's probably fake, but I low key think this is the experience of most women, online or not. Men like to think women can just ring a bell and get dick and companionship, judging off of, like, the cream of the crop of women and their (apparent) track record. It's not always that easy, especially if you aren't attractive. A lot of men don't fuck for personality.

~~Obligatory not all men, yes there are shallow women, and yes it is also hard for men to find partners, and yes they have their own struggles and pressures that make their struggle unique to them.~~

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean, they probably could, but what's available to them isn't exactly the cream of the crop either.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 month ago

I imagine it's similar to the gay male experience - I could get a hookup any time of day easily, but the guys aren't relationship material.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

plain, no curves, small tits, goth

Can a brother get a link?

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yeah my husband seems to think onlyfans is easy money, like I could just post a nude and money would come rolling in magically, talks about how much big earners are making on YouTube too, but hustling like that is so much harder than having a job, you have to be organized and ambitious and then for every one person making thousands, there are many thousands of people making pennies.

It's so much easier to just have a job.

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[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Know your worth and know where you are valued.

This can sound really deep, but it works for shallow too. I'm sorry girl, but the whore market is saturated and very competitive.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 49 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, she really should wait until OP's mom retires.

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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The funny thing is that if this greentext linked this girl OnlyFans, she would gain tons of views just out of pity.

Some of these would even stick around afterwards.

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Imagine equating selling of ones dignity to selling ones pics.

Top Victorian mind, after the morphine clears.

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[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This is a topic for a community like laststagecapitalism or similar.

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[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 22 points 1 month ago

...this kind of hurt my heart.

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