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[–] alyth@lemmy.world 97 points 1 year ago (4 children)

"I still don't get why people spend money"

Because you want to support specific content creators and free isn't sustainable

[–] guacupado@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Porn was around long before OF and OF isn't why porn is still around.

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[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I know I might be a bit of a porn snob but since I have the means I will attempt to pay for my porn. It's hard to know if any random porn video was made ethically and that the actors/actresses are being paid appropriately. That's why I like onlyfans. This way I'm, mostly, assured the money is is going directly to the preformer(s).

Not to say onlyfans can't be predatory. As long as I am being descerning in my purchases I am comfortable with it. If an onlyfans model started wildly blurring the line of service provider and customer, I would recommend not paying for services any more. This can be difficult too because I know some of the services invovle intense interpersonal sexual fantasy. I would just say be careful. Especially if you find yourself struggling financially.

Edit:

This isn't to say all free porn is ethically/morally wrong. I do still browse pornhub etc. I just don't have the where withal to investigate every single content creator. You never know, the actor/actresses could seem as though they are producing the content at their own volition but there could be a business partner that is taking advantage.

All this to say, we should be more careful when consuming porn.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

I thought about paying for it. I checked out my favorite site, and it costs more than my monthly phone bill, that's just absurd. And greedy.

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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Buy local from small producers

[–] Arcity@feddit.nl 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are 23 singles in your area

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

THATS A LOT OF TITS

(Plz read that in the voice of the nuts guy in Kung Pow)

[–] r00ty@kbin.life 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

I still don't get why people spend money... there's tons of it for free

There are free video games. There are paid video games. Why do people pay for video games if free ones exist?

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There's advantages to paying for video games, even single player such as cloud saves as one example. For multiplayer games you get online play with dedicated servers, rather than finding a workaround like LAN tunneling with pirated games.

You literally get nothing special from paying for porn.

[–] IdleSheep@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You literally get nothing special from paying for porn.

You literally get the most special content by paying for porn, personalized content that's catered to your needs. That's literally why you pay for it.

Yes, if I just want to see regular old sex I can just go to one of the bazillion free sites out there. But if I have a specific fetish that only a few creators are doing, of course it's worth paying for it to support the production of said content, especially if their onlyfans allows requests.

I totally understand that the vast majority of people are more than satisfied with typical porn and won't ever feel the need to pay for it, but there's so much diversity out there that the regular porn sites can't get to it all, and that's why some people pay for it, because they really want to scratch a specific itch.

And before someone says you can just pirate it, trust me, some stuff you can't even find pirated. I've been there. Some creators go through very convoluted methods of distributing their content to deter piracy (especially with pricier tiers fans usually don't want to spread it to keep it exclusive to themselves).

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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's fine if you're into vanilla porn, but if you have a fetish even slightly more niche than what they've got on ex: Kink.com, you're not going to find more than a handful of videos for free (unless you go with piracy but that's beside the point). And those will be digitized German VHS tapes. And will be out of focus. So in situations like that, paying for porn (or, paying to support creators that produce content you enjoy) becomes a lot more attractive as an option.

... not that I'd know anything about it first hand.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

not that I'd know anything about it first hand

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[–] GCanuck@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

While I don’t disagree…. I’d just like to say, that if you pay enough for porn, you can get exactly what you’re looking for.

ROI isn’t worth it though.

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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (6 children)

You’ve unintentionally stumbled upon one of modern gaming’s most pressing questions. When both free and paid options are a neverending smorgasbord of poor design choices, why purchase anything? Live service game models have shifted the landscape much closer to the free porn model for several game genres. Slightly tangential but… !patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Piracy is a matter of convenience. Buying a game is more convenient than pirating it. You can watch pirated porn movies with a simple Google search.

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[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Not quite OnlyFans, but when you have specific interests, you gotta find specific folks with skills tailored towards those interests.

Source: Close buddy of mine is a furry fetish artist. Not suspiciously wealthy, but he's full time drawing raptor asses.

[–] CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't get the whole furry thing but sometimes I wish I had artistic talents because I would have no qualms getting paid to draw whatever degenerative crap people are into these days. Seems like a solid side hustle.

[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I suspect most of that market’s about to die

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But… Raptors didn’t have fur 🧐

[–] GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

That's what you're hung up on? There's a whole subgenre of sharks with tits.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

And snakes with legs

And tits.

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[–] greenskye@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

This. Also in real life, people with specific talents know they're rare and charge accordingly. Pornhub is full of average stuff and if that does it for you great (though I'd argue anyone considering themselves a 'porn addict' is unlikely to be satisfied with basic porn)

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 41 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I still don't get why people buy books... there's ton of it at library

I mean ya, but not the book I wanted to read specifically.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

FYI: your local library probably has a subscription to eBook software. And if you use that, do utilize it! Libraries often get more funding the more customers and utilization they have. And you can usually request certain books for your library to buy. That's really helpful for the librarians to figure out what their patrons want. Otherwise they often have to guess or just use national popular lists which might not fit as well.

But yeah, also buy books your library doesn't have.

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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just like with video games, the people paying for it are what keeps the supply going for the freeloaders. They should grateful to them!

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ummm... no.

Freeloaders are only there because there is a product in the first place. If there was no product, freeloading off it wouldn't exist.

[–] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] LikeTearsInTheRain 31 points 1 year ago (6 children)

If you claim to be a porn addict but have never been tempted by or succumbed to spending money on porn, are you really an addict?

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

My mate, Paul, is addicted to cigarettes but he never has his own fuckin smokes. You telling me, he ain't really an addict?

[–] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

at least Paul doesn't need porn. He's addicted to being a cunt! ;)

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 10 points 1 year ago

I used to suck dick for porn.

[–] Gakomi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Not sure but tell you what, I watch porn for at least 2 hours a day every day and I never once paid for it. Now I said 2 hours cause I don't include hentai or hentai games in that. To be fair even thought I pirate most hentai games I did buy the ones that I really enjoyed and are on Steam. So no for porn I never payed I did however payed for hentai. And I most certainly have an addiction or at least a disorder considering the amount of time I waste on this!

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[–] summerof69@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think people don't pay for porn, people pay to be able to interact with the girl.

[–] hannes3120@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Especially with those with 1000s of subscribers - how are people fooling themselves into thinking that they don't have someone answering their messages for them?

Some of the most popular ones have whole crews for filming - why should social media be something they do on their own?

I kind of get it for the ones with few subscribers though

[–] summerof69@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Our brains are highly effective at tricking us. And if a person is desperate for attention, they will fall into this trap. You're thinking rationally, but there's nothing rational about that in the right (or should I say wrong?) state of mind.

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[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

Let us not disrespect the paying consoomer as they effectively sponsor the rest of us, especially those using adblockers

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I mean, you know how there are a million free indie games and lots of slightly shady websites where you can download free copies of paid games? But lots of people still buy games because it's a better experience or they like to feel like they're supporting people who are making the kinds of games that they like? It's a lot like that, but with stigma.

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[–] L0wded_@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i dont get it either like why would you pay for porn when there are free porn?

[–] Gakomi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm of the same sentiment but I don't judge people that pay for porn, after all without them paying for it there would be no money in the porn industry so as a consequence no porn either. Simply put I will never pay for porn but I'm glad that others do so I can feed my addiction.

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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because they have more money than you. Disposable income is going to be disposed of, one way or another.

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[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

same reason you donate for a shoutout on twitch id assume

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago

I've found the quality goes up with paid porn, ethical porn is easier to get, and is also less objectifying.

For example, there's a bit on the Upper Floor between Stefanos (the dom and main host) and Penny Barber (one of the subs in that session). Penny noticed that Stefanos was wearing french cuffs, which she really likes. The next time she was on, Stefanos was sure to wear french cuffs again. It didn't enhance the show's primary purpose, which is titillation. It was simply a sweet gesture.

Now, many Upper Floor scenes are available in part on PornHub and the like, but this is one interaction that's likely cut. Even if it's left in, you might not be able to piece the two together unless you watched the series in order, which would be hard to do on tube sites.

Kink.com in general has pre and post interviews on almost all their content, which you don't always see on PornHub. These often give personal insights into the people and the industry that may be cut out.

AdultTime and Bree Mills are also doing some interesting work putting more women into production roles behind the camera, and stressing consent.

Finally, there's a list of sites like crashpadseries.com that are also stressing ethical porn, and they tend to deliberately keep their stuff off of tube sites.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Onlyfans is an oddity wrapped in an enigma. Not only is there a ton of free porn + all the porn one can torrent but there are dozens of free cam sites out there. I mean dead free! One can watch thousands of nude models nonstop.

There should be no reason to pay for onlyfans. Ever.

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