1. in sex work, "not using a condom" is an "extra" that clients will pay quite a bit for
2. people who "party and play" tend to be in an altered state of consciousness that biases against use of condoms
To me, that is such a weird thing.
People literally paying money for something that can damage them for life and may even kill them.
Though the same can be said of addictive things (smoking comes to mind), is this some form of that maybe?
You could say the same about sky-diving.
They post you're replying to merely points out they're wrong, as there are examples of it not _always_ entailing a premium.
No-one's saying that there aren't examples of risks that do entail a premium.
When somebody else takes a risk for you, you have to pay them more than if they are not taking a risk. We pay soldiers more when they are at war than when they are not. People who want to raise money by selling bonds have to pay a higher interest rate if their credit is worse. Etc.
Prostitutes would consider unprotected sex more risky, and thus charge more.
We all choose to take risks all the time and often pay for the privilege, sometimes explicitly seeking out the thrill of a risk.
I'm guessing what makes this specific scenario weird for you is more likely that this risk doesn't seem worthwhile to you relative to what you get from it (and I agree with that - I've never had an appetite for taking risks with STDs)
i'm confused. are we acting like we don't full-well know that using a condom sucks for everyone involved? it's like wondering why people didn't like using a face mask during covid: because it sucks. that, of course, is independent from whether it's prudent, but if something sucks, it's no surprise when people avoid it, right?
What do you mean "acting"? We all know it reduces the sensitivity. That's the trade off. You feel less pleasure, and your fucking doesn't get to kill you.
> it's like wondering why people didn't like using a face mask during covid: because it sucks.
Similar analogy. It sucked, but that was a similar trade off. It sucks a bit, but there's less chance it'll kill you or you'll kill others.
> it's no surprise when people avoid it, right?
I think those people would have to be fucking morons, but sure, morons exist.
As someone who took the condom off in a risky situation recently, there’s no comparison between the on and off feeling. It’s like licking a piece of candy vs crushing it with your teeth and sucking it all at once.
With consent yeah?