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Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by stouset on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @06:26PM (#24347842)
It's not as unskilled as you might think it is. Professionals here put in a lot of thought and effort to their promoting their specific niche, brand, etc. Many of them have a solid understanding of lighting and photography and employ that knowledge to improve their work.

This is about as insulting as saying photography is "unskilled labor". Sure, anyone can take a photograph. But the people who are at the top are generally there because of hard work and business smarts.

Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by CapricornNoble on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @07:24PM (#24348290)
Can you articulate how this particular Twitch streamer is employing deep knowledge and thought to improve her work? To the tune of $250k+ compensation? Can't anyone hire someone with experience in theater/film lighting to setup their stream studio with a day's labor?

https://twitter.com/gundamishere/status/1106672499796951040?...

Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by orangecat on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:30PM (#24349454)
Here's a detailed writeup from a successful camgirl. It's way more than lighting.

https://knowingless.com/2018/11/19/maximizing-your-slut-impa...

Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by 082349872349872 on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @07:27AM (#24352166)
> "The ‘control show’ I mentioned above plays into this. Give men a way to fight against each other, with tokens. A common tactic is to have guys buy into “teams”, and whichever team tips the most, wins ..."

Did I just learn something about two-party politics?

Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by nickpp on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @08:58AM (#24352739)
And party donations.
Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by chillwaves on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:54PM (#24348914)
So are you saying just because she is pretty she can pull in those $$?

Because there are a lot of pretty women in the world and I would say 99% aren't 1% as successful.

There is definitely skill and knowledge involved.

Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by CapricornNoble on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @12:25AM (#24349967)
>>Because there are a lot of pretty women in the world and I would say 99% aren't 1% as successful.

99% of the pretty women aren't leveraging a tech platform to directly extract resources from lonely dudes across the entire planet. It's more due to ignorance of their options for monetizing their sexuality than it is well-developed and unique skillsets. I've actually been debating starting a CamStudio with a friend of mine, as I've met more than a few cute women who don't grasp the concept of "You can make more money by just sitting your butt in front of a computer monitor all day in makeup and a low-cut top". Anyone who has worked in a cabaret, a "girls bar/snack bar", or a strip club understands the basics of talking to the Johns, and appearance-enhancing makeup and outfits. Camming/streaming just combines their social skills with IT/technical support to expand their potential client base. They won't become Belle Delphine overnight but there's a lot of room for low-effort revenue growth with a bit of management and guidance, IMO.

Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @07:44PM (#24348439)
Is pouring concrete unskilled labor?

At some point yes you need the business side of things under control and yes there are many finer points to it but that stuff scales very well and most of the actual work is done by people who are nothing more than able bodied and capable of following instructions.