I'd guess it's more that on onlyfans you can convince yourself that you're getting personal attention from the artist. It's a combination of creepiness with maybe a bit of loneliness.
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What you’re seeing as “big stars” are really just the biggest outliers. I don’t know how reliable of a source it is, but from here it says that the average person on onlyfans makes $180 per month, and that 75% of all the creators make less than $100 per month.
Another source I found that’s a little more recent says that they’re earning slightly more than that, but not by much.
Same reason strip clubs exist - some people need the social aspect. They want someone to pretend to be into them, rather than just get off.
The poor alloromantic bastards.
Just this evening had a coworker make fun of himself, he spent 279 bucks on a lifetime subscription to youporn.
We were all like, why would you even?
Hidden seems to be better.
First time hearing about it
not surprising, given the incredibly stupid name…
I’m at my happiest when I’m making a video like putting a strawberry in my butt and pushing it out
Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life
Nah, pretty sure they’re selling tiddies and the guy doesn’t know.
It’s like paying for a premium service, you do it because you like those specific tiddies or genre.