Can I rant about sex work for a moment? (self-repost)

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[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

any of that degrading bullshit.

That's the problem with humans. Everyone disagrees about what is "degrading."

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (8 children)

You are right, that doesn't mean there isn't degrading shit out there.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Mostly the minimum-wage cycle where people live paycheck-to-paycheck with more than 50% of their income going to rent.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (6 children)

Yes, that is really degrading, but so is chasing monetary enrichment through orgasmic pleasure. It's like the monkeys who immediately started prostitution after being introduced to money.

[–]C3P0 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Prostitution predates money. Women used to trade sex for things like protection, shelter, and food--wait that is just like modern relationships.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I don't think you can back this claim up. If you can, I'd be interested. Also, I highly doubt that EVERY modern relationship (or ancient ones) are done solely for protection, shelter, food, and sex. You have a very material-focused mind, much like the common masses.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Straw man. You are inserting the words, "EVERY" and "solely" into my claim.

You have a very material-focused mind

Ad hominem. Don't you think it's a bit hard to make any conclusions about a person from two sentences in a online forum.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Sometimes it can be. Not always

[–]Airbus320 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Hmm, so you was once based

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't really know what that term means. If you mean that I once drank some sort of kool aid, then yes. When you grow up in crazy right-wing circles, the childish response is to see what the crazy left-wing circles are all about. I'm just glad those parasites don't control me as well as they control you.