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Yeah, it's super complicated because, like you said, I think OnlyFans took out sort of the studio middleman for a lot of people who did some kind of sex work or who did pornography. And it made it a lot safer for them. And we've seen that when major celebrities join the platform, it can really hurt their bottom line.

Yeah, it's super complicated because, like you said, I think OnlyFans took out sort of the studio middleman for a lot of people who did some kind of sex work or who did pornography. And it made it a lot safer for them. And we've seen that when major celebrities join the platform, it can really hurt their bottom line.

Yeah, it's super complicated because, like you said, I think OnlyFans took out sort of the studio middleman for a lot of people who did some kind of sex work or who did pornography. And it made it a lot safer for them. And we've seen that when major celebrities join the platform, it can really hurt their bottom line.

A couple of years ago, former Disney star and singer Bella Thorne joined OnlyFans. She broke records, right? Because like so many people subscribed to her within her first 24 hours. She made all this money. Then there was like allegations that she wasn't sharing the kind of content she had promised. A bunch of people asked for refunds.

A couple of years ago, former Disney star and singer Bella Thorne joined OnlyFans. She broke records, right? Because like so many people subscribed to her within her first 24 hours. She made all this money. Then there was like allegations that she wasn't sharing the kind of content she had promised. A bunch of people asked for refunds.

A couple of years ago, former Disney star and singer Bella Thorne joined OnlyFans. She broke records, right? Because like so many people subscribed to her within her first 24 hours. She made all this money. Then there was like allegations that she wasn't sharing the kind of content she had promised. A bunch of people asked for refunds.

And even though, you know, OnlyFans issued statements to other outlets saying that it was not related to Bella Thorne, but shortly after all of this happened... they changed policies. So they, like, capped how much fans could tip creators. They changed payout structures.

And even though, you know, OnlyFans issued statements to other outlets saying that it was not related to Bella Thorne, but shortly after all of this happened... they changed policies. So they, like, capped how much fans could tip creators. They changed payout structures.

And even though, you know, OnlyFans issued statements to other outlets saying that it was not related to Bella Thorne, but shortly after all of this happened... they changed policies. So they, like, capped how much fans could tip creators. They changed payout structures.

And sex workers were very, very upset because they felt that someone like Bella Thorne, who, you know, is probably not what's called a survival sex worker, like, she doesn't depend on sex work to pay her bills, as far as we know, to eat, you know, on a day-to-day basis. She could sort of, like, dabble in and out of OnlyFans.

And sex workers were very, very upset because they felt that someone like Bella Thorne, who, you know, is probably not what's called a survival sex worker, like, she doesn't depend on sex work to pay her bills, as far as we know, to eat, you know, on a day-to-day basis. She could sort of, like, dabble in and out of OnlyFans.

And sex workers were very, very upset because they felt that someone like Bella Thorne, who, you know, is probably not what's called a survival sex worker, like, she doesn't depend on sex work to pay her bills, as far as we know, to eat, you know, on a day-to-day basis. She could sort of, like, dabble in and out of OnlyFans.

And it has real material impacts for everybody else who really depends on that, you know, to make a living. So... I think it's a sliding scale because obviously someone like Kate Nash or Lizzy Ngo, who's one of the other singers I interviewed, I don't think they're crashing OnlyFans in the same way that Bella Thorne did.

And it has real material impacts for everybody else who really depends on that, you know, to make a living. So... I think it's a sliding scale because obviously someone like Kate Nash or Lizzy Ngo, who's one of the other singers I interviewed, I don't think they're crashing OnlyFans in the same way that Bella Thorne did.

And it has real material impacts for everybody else who really depends on that, you know, to make a living. So... I think it's a sliding scale because obviously someone like Kate Nash or Lizzy Ngo, who's one of the other singers I interviewed, I don't think they're crashing OnlyFans in the same way that Bella Thorne did.

But definitely when you see a huge celebrity join the platform, it can have very real implications for quote-unquote regular sex workers who don't have all these fans and all the support behind them, and that can really hurt them financially at the end of the day.

But definitely when you see a huge celebrity join the platform, it can have very real implications for quote-unquote regular sex workers who don't have all these fans and all the support behind them, and that can really hurt them financially at the end of the day.

But definitely when you see a huge celebrity join the platform, it can have very real implications for quote-unquote regular sex workers who don't have all these fans and all the support behind them, and that can really hurt them financially at the end of the day.

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The music industry could become a place where only the wealthy and only the ones who have this incredible financial safety net can be creative and can express themselves. We lose a lot if those are the only people who are afforded those opportunities.