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• Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  An account literally called ‘Bot’ (so probably run by the admins of that instance) that seems to pretty much mirror entire NSFW subreddits, specifically subreddits that content creators make use of.

  But it doesn’t matter, I’m probably gonna delete this comment and my first comment soon. Because I’m really not in the mood to hear all of the justifying of it and excuses for it from people who like to go around acting like paragons of virtue in all other areas.

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  • hendrik@palaver.p3x.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Well, I can't see anyone disagreeing for the last 7h... But sure, it's likely going to happen. Have a nice day. Thanks for the info.

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    • Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I’ve honestly been considering that line of work myself for the last couple of years because I’m reaching the point of last resorts. So I’ve spent the last couple of years lurking in the spaces where creators discuss the business so that I can learn from them. And also because I like to enlighten myself with what people from completely different walks of life are doing and saying.

      And maybe that’s why I’m currently looking at them as human beings that are trying to make a living and not objects that everyone is entitled to for free.

      I think a lot of people think that these creators are raking in thousands of dollars a day because of one or two success stories in the media years ago when OnlyFans was new. But these guys work fucking hard and often go through months where they’re battling to put food on the table. So personally, I think it’s pretty fucking shitty that a bot is taking all of their promo work and posting it here where people will never even look at their links.

      And yeah, no one has disagreed here directly to me but I’ve seen what people are saying in other places.

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      • hendrik@palaver.p3x.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Agreed. I mean I don't think the general public is even concerned with that. For 99% of people, NSFW is visiting a porn streaming site, and they get whatever they're interested in. And for free. That's the expectation.

        I think the BBC did a good documentary on NSFW creators a few years back. I can't remember the name. But what they depicted wasn't success stories. It was one gay couple who were very successful, with a very nice fanbase... But all the other people they showed didn't get rich or anything especially after the 20% cut and taxes. Seemed like really hard work, sometimes with severe downsides (sometimes not). And some of them struggled and the text card at the end said they quit after filming of the documentary. I might misremember the details. But at least that depiction of OnlyFans seemed more honest to me.

        I've also seen a bit of what happens on Reddit. But all I've seen is using that platform to advertise for a paid account on a different platform. Seems to me it's often one or two pictures and an onlyfans link somewhere. So I'd say it's more advertising material than proper content on Reddit. At least if it's the creators themselves. Other people just steal arbitrary content and repost that somewhere. The majority doesn't seem to care for copyright too much. At least that's what I've seen on the more popular subs. But as I said, I've just had a glimpse at it, I might be wrong.

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