The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans

Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by Overtonwindow on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @10:43PM (#31996138)

I wonder if people realize that they are communicating with the new version of a phone sex line. It seems a little dishonest. Before the Internet, people could call the sex lines and talk to people, and it was your imagination. With the Internet, and only fans, all of the media, it seems disingenuous and a little bit like a scam.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by harmon on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @10:57PM (#31996208)

Ultimately if users are satisfied and happy, does it even matter if it is fake? The end goal is not to create a real relationship, it is to create a happy fantasy for the buyer.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by robbrown451 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:53PM (#31996503)

That's kind of the logic of a cheating spouse: "hey, if they don't know, they aren't harmed."

Or for that matter, someone who spies through a peep hole at hotel guests.

Sure, this is less serious, but I don't agree with the "what you don't know doesn't harm you" excuse. It's deceptive and wrong.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by abigail95 on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @01:41AM (#31997142)

It's wire fraud. Fake relationship scammers have been charged with it before.

You can't lie to people to get money out of them.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by Phlarp on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @02:14AM (#31997359)

>You can't lie to people to get money out of them.

Ok grandma, lets get you to bed.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by ec109685 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:42PM (#31996439)

They are satisfied because they think they have this connection with a real women, not a guy from an English speaking lower cost country.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by bawolff on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @01:21AM (#31997000)

If they think they have a real relationship with the real woman behind the camera, they are as delusional as the people who tweet at celebrities and think they have a real relationship with them.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by ec109685 on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @01:49AM (#31997200)

Can’t help but think of the guys writing this behind the scenes:

“It may take me a couple of days to really grasp using this platform and answering all my messages but I will get back to each of you! I will also be taking photos to share on the wall for free with some PPVs over the next couple of days. It is ONLY ME on here, so , I'd love some suggestions! PS; I'd like to also know what time is best to come on and not miss you... also, going to try and do some live streams when I get it all figured out!" Richards wrote.

Source: https://people.com/style/denise-richards-flag-bikini-fourth-...

From the e-pimp article:

“You see how there’s a space before the exclamation mark?” he said. “Yeah, that’s how 18-year-olds type.” When it comes to sales, Rosero said, those details make all the difference.

…

“An older lady won’t use emojis; she’ll use, like, a semicolon and parentheses for a winky face, when a younger girl will actually use a winky emoji.”

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by tsol on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @12:17PM (#32003108)

Yeah but people are free to be delusional if they want to, doesn't make it legal to scam them

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by bawolff on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @04:02PM (#32006053)

Is it really even a scam? They are hiring someone to pretend to be interested in them, and they are getting someone pretending to be interested in them. If they can't effectively distinguish between the two, where is the scam? Where is the bait and switch?

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by marpstar on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @10:57PM (#31996210)

Is it really all that different than the old phone sex lines? I’m not old enough to know, but I’d presume there’d be some visual accompanying said ads — perhaps a woman more attractive than the real one on the other end of the phone?

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by djbusby on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @12:17AM (#31996651)

These ads were all over the backs of local media rags (Guardian, Stranger, Phoenix). Always had a sexy babe with barely any clothes on. Call me babe, only $4.99/min (in 1999 money!)

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by csunbird on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @02:05AM (#31997309)

Also, it was not always women on the other side of the phone, sometimes it was men with voice changers.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by seibelj on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:12PM (#31996273)

It’s almost like paying for intimacy is a poor substitute for real-life love with a human being.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by standardUser on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:05PM (#31996240)

There is also live camming, both group and one-on-one. This article only focused on one particular business model.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by bergenty on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @01:47AM (#31997186)

I never understood the phone sex pull. It’s just a voice you can’t see anything and the person on the other end could be hideous.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by asdff on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @02:11AM (#31997346)

The people calling for phone sex probably don't get a lot of that talk otherwise in their lives.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by samoa42 on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @06:25AM (#31998981)

glory hole et.al.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by knodi123 on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @01:26AM (#31997035)

I mean, there's also post-internet real phone sex lines with real people.

Obviously NSFW, but for instance niteflirt.com uses internet technology so you can call people, but neither of you learns the others' phone number, privacy is preserved, etc.

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by cortesoft on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @01:21AM (#31996999)

How is it disingenuous or a scam? If you are paying to talk to someone, you know there is no real connection. If there was a real connection you wouldn’t have to pay. So clearly you know you are buying something pretend, so where is the scam?

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Re:The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans by formerkrogemp on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:27PM (#31996346)

You can still call phone sex lines. Not that I would know from personal experience.

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