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you joke but its scary how many girls my age think its not a career but a way to make extra $. they don't realize the kind of impact that will have on professional possibilities (let alone marriage prospects) but i guess that's their problem. anyway it's lowkey funny when i hear them whining about "why is my of a dealbreaker for boyfriends, they shouldn't care"

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Oh no, it wasn’t a joke. I know a lot of young ladies that went down that path. That and sugar babies. I think it’s unfortunate but they’ve been advertised a lifestyle they can’t afford and this is a reliable way to get it. I also have a few exs that went on to sleep with old rich men - the old fashioned alternative. I would rather these were not alternatives to them or that they would at least not chose it but alas I don’t get to design society.

You just reminded me of an idea of a game/sim : a cross between sims and sim city where you craft/design society. You set rules like in Rimworlds ideologies and see how it evolves.

It’s actually interesting how different it is in my circles! I know quite a few people that have been through the same path (different reasons and circumstances), but now they’re in happy relationships. Personally, that’s never been a moral dealbreaker for me, and it isn’t for most of my friends either.

Life is weird and if “immoral work” is a way out for them, then good for them! It’s not an easy work, much harder on your psyche than the usual engineering work that we do.

In the previous generation i imagine many strippers felt the same way.

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