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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by zer00eyz on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:41PM (#46605649)
There is a reason why "the oldest profession" is a polite idiom for prostitution.

Calling it "parasocial", doesn't change what it is, but the technology as a mediator does. And society has been feeding on itself since we moved past hunter gatherers.

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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by stackghost on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @06:43PM (#46610163)
>There is a reason why "the oldest profession" is a polite idiom for prostitution.

The term only gained popularity at the start of the 1900s, it's a proto-meme

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