#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
The following is a conversation with Ayla, a sex researcher who does some of the largest human sexuality survey studies in the world on everything from fetishes to relationships. She is fearless in pursuing her curiosity on these topics by asking challenging and fascinating questions and looking for answers in a rigorous data-driven way and writing about it on her blog, knowingless.com. She's also a sex worker, including OnlyFans and Escorting. and is an exceptionally prolific creator of thought-provoking Twitter polls. Ayla and I disagree on a bunch of things, but that just made this conversation even more interesting. I like interesting people, in the full range of the meaning that the word interesting implies.
I'm currently reading On the Road by Jack Kerouac, and would be remiss if I didn't mention one of my favorite quotes from that book that feels relevant here. The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time. The ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles, exploding like spiders across the stars. In the middle, you see the blue center light pop and everybody goes wild. And now, a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description. It's the best way to support this podcast. We got House of Macadamias for healthy midday snacks.
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How does Aella describe her experience with sex work?
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What are the pros and cons of camming and OnlyFans?
It, too, is freaking delicious. And it, too, is a source of a lot of happiness. Every day. Twice a day. In fact, I'm now religiously bringing in, on the road with me, the travel packs. because I like to bring the happiness with me. It's actually really stressful for me to travel, as it is for a lot of people. This is a recent discovery for me. One of the things that kind of makes it a lot better, if I bring little trinkets that remind me of home, or little habits that remind me of home, or little food items and so on, and athletic greens is that. I bring Element Electrolyte and athletic greens with me on the road, and it just reminds me of home. And Athletic Greens, that's what I start the day with in terms of breaking my fast.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–2:20
2
How does Aella describe her experience with sex work?
2:20–3:32
3
What are the pros and cons of camming and OnlyFans?
3:32–1:22:32
4
How do emotions and happiness fluctuate in our lives?
1:22:32–1:24:39
5
What is the role of marketing in camming and escorting?
1:24:39–1:32:14
6
How do power dynamics affect relationships and casual encounters?
1:32:14–2:42:04
7
What insights does Aella share about childhood experiences and fetishes?
2:42:04–2:43:27
8
How does Aella's research methodology contribute to understanding sexual preferences?
2:43:27–4:01:57
Speakers
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