There’s a less palatable side of this. It’s now very common to see people openly offering to exchange money for sex, at least in the LGBT community.

On Grindr, it’s an everyday occurrence to see people seeking Venmo “donations” with the implication or overt offer of a meeting in exchange.

I doubt if you asked many of the people who do it they would equate it with prostitution in the same way I’m guessing the legal system might. It’s often younger people who are probably exposed to “Venmo culture” elsewhere and decide to apply it here.