Makes me feel less shitty about how hard I’ve had to hustle recently.
Author: Madeira Darling
Madeira Darling is a snarky mystic, devout Satanist, serious Marxist, laughing dominatrix, and writer from San Fransisco where they live with their boyfriend in a house full of altars to their various demons.
The Discourse Surrounding Who’s Allowed To Call Themselves Femme and/or Fem
Is exhausting, the distinction is only noticeable in text and I am so tired.
Are other sex workers having a rough time financially right now?
or is it just me?
Either would make me feel better, because like if it was just me there might be stuff I could do about it, and if it’s everyone it’s not my fault.
me as fuck. i barely have money to afford groceries this week
Not in the US but all of last year I could only find 2 places to work where I could feel reasonably secure in making at least $100 in a 6-9 hour shift. Both of them were intolerable to work at long term but working indie has been dead quiet. Ended up having to go back to school so I could get a student loan to cover living costs. I know it’s whorephobic & classist but I feel really ashamed to be a whore & not even be able to afford not to live with my parents?? Mid/end of 2015, I was planning on spending 3 months on holiday in Croatia just because I don’t like NZ summers ffs.
Shit, what the fuck is going on with the global economy that this is happening? And like it’s not just one kind of sex worker… there are full service people on this post, webcam people, PSO/Prodommes like me… WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
I just chocked it up to the hurricane of both taxes and Easter weekend at the same exact time.
I’ve been having a shit year so far though…like I haven’t capped 3K on my best month this year so far, I’m looking at having to sell my house and move back in with my folks it’s been so bad.
Ohh, I thought you just meant like the past couple of weeks.
But yes, my earnings this year are pathetic compared to last year. You definitely aren’t alone in that.
Thank god! I thought I was just like… lazy or a fuck up or something.
It’s a global trend across all sectors of the industry. I’m only doing well because I have enough regulars to take care of me. I hope you don’t have to sell your house, that’s fucked.
If I can see one positive though, it will be that the tough times will cause all the dilettante workers who don’t really need the money to leave, and only the serious players will be left.I work in a brothel in Australia and it’s been seriously depressing
Holy shit okay it took me like 3 months to be able to make what I usually do in a month and I thought I was fucking up too
Welp time to get a plucky band of sex workers together and overthrow capitalism I guess.
America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People
reagan-was-a-horrible-president:
This is a good article.
We have entered a phase of regression,and one of the easiest ways to see it is in our infrastructure: our roads and bridges look more like those in Thailand or Venezuela than the Netherlands or Japan. But it goes far deeper than that, which is why Temin uses a famous economic model created to understand developing nations to describe how far inequality has progressed in the United States. The model is the work of West Indian economist W. Arthur Lewis, the only person of African descent to win a Nobel Prize in economics.
In the Lewis model of a dual economy, much of the low-wage sector has little influence over public policy. Check.
The high-income sector will keep wages down in the other sector to provide cheap labor for its businesses. Check.
Social control is used to keep the low-wage sector from challenging the policies favored by the high-income sector. Mass incarceration – check.
The primary goal of the richest members of the high-income sector is to lower taxes. Check.
Social and economic mobility is low. Check.
Temin says that today in the U.S., the ticket out is education, which is difficult for two reasons: you have to spend money over a long period of time, and the FTE sector is making those expenditures more and more costly by defunding public schools and making policies that increase student debt burdens.
Even with a diploma, you will likely find that high-paying jobs come from networks of peers and relatives. Social capital, as well as economic capital, is critical, but because of America’s long history of racism and the obstacles it has created for accumulating both kinds of capital, black graduates often can only find jobs in education, social work, and government instead of higher-paying professional jobs like technology or finance— something most white people are not really aware of. Women are also held back by a long history of sexism and the burdens — made increasingly heavy — of making greater contributions to the unpaid care economy and lack of access to crucial healthcare.
How did we get this way?
What happened to America’s middle class, which rose triumphantly in the post-World War II years, buoyed by the GI bill, the victories of labor unions, and programs that gave the great mass of workers and their families health and pension benefits that provided security?
Around 1970, the productivity of workers began to get divided from their wages. Corporate attorney and later Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell galvanized the business community to lobby vigorously for its interests. Johnson’s War on Poverty was replaced by Nixon’s War on Drugs, which sectioned off many members of the low-wage sector, disproportionately black, into prisons. Politicians increasingly influenced by the FTE sector turned from public-spirited universalism to free-market individualism. As money-driven politics accelerated (a phenomenon explained by the Investment Theory of Politics, as Temin explains), leaders of the FTE sector became increasingly emboldened to ignore the needs of members of the low-wage sector, or even to actively work against them.
Temin notes that “the desire to preserve the inferior status of blacks has motivated policies against all members of the low-wage sector.”
What can we do?
We’ve been digging ourselves into a hole for over forty years, but Temin says that we know how to stop digging.
If we spent more on domestic rather than military activities, then the middle class would not vanish as quickly.
The effects of technological change and globalization could be altered by political actions.
We could restore and expand education, shifting resources from policies like mass incarceration to improving the human and social capital of all Americans.
We could upgrade infrastructure, forgive mortgage and educational debt in the low-wage sector,
reject the notion that private entities should replace democratic government in directing society, and
focus on embracing an integrated American population.
We could tax not only the income of the rich, but also their capital.
We have a structure that predetermines winners and losers. We are not getting the benefits of all the people who could contribute to the growth of the economy, to advances in medicine or science which could improve the quality of life for everyone — including some of the rich people.”
Along with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century examines historical and modern inequality, Temin’s book has provided a giant red flag, illustrating a trajectory that will continue to accelerate as long as the 20 percent in the FTE sector are permitted to operate a country within America’s borders solely for themselves at the expense of the majority.
Without a robust middle class, America is not only reverting to developing-country status, it is increasingly ripe for serious social turmoil that has not been seen in generations.
In Other Words Revolution
Capitalism’s bad
America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People
Are other sex workers having a rough time financially right now?
or is it just me?
Either would make me feel better, because like if it was just me there might be stuff I could do about it, and if it’s everyone it’s not my fault.
me as fuck. i barely have money to afford groceries this week
People just paid taxes.
but I’ve been doing this seven years and april has always been my best month
Are other sex workers having a rough time financially right now?
or is it just me?
Either would make me feel better, because like if it was just me there might be stuff I could do about it, and if it’s everyone it’s not my fault.
me as fuck. i barely have money to afford groceries this week
Not in the US but all of last year I could only find 2 places to work where I could feel reasonably secure in making at least $100 in a 6-9 hour shift. Both of them were intolerable to work at long term but working indie has been dead quiet. Ended up having to go back to school so I could get a student loan to cover living costs. I know it’s whorephobic & classist but I feel really ashamed to be a whore & not even be able to afford not to live with my parents?? Mid/end of 2015, I was planning on spending 3 months on holiday in Croatia just because I don’t like NZ summers ffs.
Shit, what the fuck is going on with the global economy that this is happening? And like it’s not just one kind of sex worker… there are full service people on this post, webcam people, PSO/Prodommes like me… WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
I just chocked it up to the hurricane of both taxes and Easter weekend at the same exact time.
I’ve been having a shit year so far though…like I haven’t capped 3K on my best month this year so far, I’m looking at having to sell my house and move back in with my folks it’s been so bad.
Ohh, I thought you just meant like the past couple of weeks.
But yes, my earnings this year are pathetic compared to last year. You definitely aren’t alone in that.
Thank god! I thought I was just like… lazy or a fuck up or something.
It’s a global trend across all sectors of the industry. I’m only doing well because I have enough regulars to take care of me. I hope you don’t have to sell your house, that’s fucked.
If I can see one positive though, it will be that the tough times will cause all the dilettante workers who don’t really need the money to leave, and only the serious players will be left.I work in a brothel in Australia and it’s been seriously depressing
Ikr? Most parlours over here were established during the 80s & 90s when business was booming and it wasn’t as easy for girls to do private work, so there are too many to accomodate the decreased clientele. The amount of parlours that have recently closed in my town demonstrates how the landscape has changed. The online component has made it a lot easier for private girls to advertise and for clients to access them and I think that’s knocked a huge chunk out of brothel profits along with the generally shitty economy.
I know quite a few private girls who are still making very good money, but it definitely ain’t what it used to be.Is it Tinder? I’ve heard Tinder is part of the problem
Tinder, fucked economy, the industry being a lot less taboo & underground than it used to be so there’s a higher volume of workers. Also changing attitudes towards sexuality, girls are generally putting out more and giving it up for these fools. All this sex positivity is terrible for business! I say it’s time for a return to traditional Christian family values and for an end to sex before marriage so that men have to start seeing sex workers again! 😂😂😂
You laugh but this is so accurate! Girls are putting it out so much easier now. I blame Amber Rose with that slutwalk shit girls are not afraid of being called hoe it has to end! Lol
My fellow sex workers, I HAVE AN IDEA! What if we convinced bougie girls that the hip/edgy/woke/feminist thing to do is instead of trying to be us they need to come and see us, cause like they could totally brag to their girlfriends about “oh I hired this *insert type of sex worker here*” and then getting to feel worldly and sophisticated
All we’d need is like a Refinery29 article about how that’s what cool girls are doing now and like an “I’m a straight girl but I hire *insert types of sex workers here*” on a couple of other women’s news sites (ones with hip target markets) and badabing badaboom
Are other sex workers having a rough time financially right now?
or is it just me?
Either would make me feel better, because like if it was just me there might be stuff I could do about it, and if it’s everyone it’s not my fault.
me as fuck. i barely have money to afford groceries this week
Not in the US but all of last year I could only find 2 places to work where I could feel reasonably secure in making at least $100 in a 6-9 hour shift. Both of them were intolerable to work at long term but working indie has been dead quiet. Ended up having to go back to school so I could get a student loan to cover living costs. I know it’s whorephobic & classist but I feel really ashamed to be a whore & not even be able to afford not to live with my parents?? Mid/end of 2015, I was planning on spending 3 months on holiday in Croatia just because I don’t like NZ summers ffs.
Shit, what the fuck is going on with the global economy that this is happening? And like it’s not just one kind of sex worker… there are full service people on this post, webcam people, PSO/Prodommes like me… WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
I just chocked it up to the hurricane of both taxes and Easter weekend at the same exact time.
I’ve been having a shit year so far though…like I haven’t capped 3K on my best month this year so far, I’m looking at having to sell my house and move back in with my folks it’s been so bad.
Ohh, I thought you just meant like the past couple of weeks.
But yes, my earnings this year are pathetic compared to last year. You definitely aren’t alone in that.
Thank god! I thought I was just like… lazy or a fuck up or something.
It’s a global trend across all sectors of the industry. I’m only doing well because I have enough regulars to take care of me. I hope you don’t have to sell your house, that’s fucked.
If I can see one positive though, it will be that the tough times will cause all the dilettante workers who don’t really need the money to leave, and only the serious players will be left.I work in a brothel in Australia and it’s been seriously depressing
Ikr? Most parlours over here were established during the 80s & 90s when business was booming and it wasn’t as easy for girls to do private work, so there are too many to accomodate the decreased clientele. The amount of parlours that have recently closed in my town demonstrates how the landscape has changed. The online component has made it a lot easier for private girls to advertise and for clients to access them and I think that’s knocked a huge chunk out of brothel profits along with the generally shitty economy.
I know quite a few private girls who are still making very good money, but it definitely ain’t what it used to be.Is it Tinder? I’ve heard Tinder is part of the problem
Tinder, fucked economy, the industry being a lot less taboo & underground than it used to be so there’s a higher volume of workers. Also changing attitudes towards sexuality, girls are generally putting out more and giving it up for these fools. All this sex positivity is terrible for business! I say it’s time for a return to traditional Christian family values and for an end to sex before marriage so that men have to start seeing sex workers again! 😂😂😂
That’s what I’m saying, at least stick to women like a civilized human being, don’t go around just indulging dudes for free like a goddamned animal
Are other sex workers having a rough time financially right now?
or is it just me?
Either would make me feel better, because like if it was just me there might be stuff I could do about it, and if it’s everyone it’s not my fault.
me as fuck. i barely have money to afford groceries this week
Not in the US but all of last year I could only find 2 places to work where I could feel reasonably secure in making at least $100 in a 6-9 hour shift. Both of them were intolerable to work at long term but working indie has been dead quiet. Ended up having to go back to school so I could get a student loan to cover living costs. I know it’s whorephobic & classist but I feel really ashamed to be a whore & not even be able to afford not to live with my parents?? Mid/end of 2015, I was planning on spending 3 months on holiday in Croatia just because I don’t like NZ summers ffs.
Shit, what the fuck is going on with the global economy that this is happening? And like it’s not just one kind of sex worker… there are full service people on this post, webcam people, PSO/Prodommes like me… WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
I just chocked it up to the hurricane of both taxes and Easter weekend at the same exact time.
I’ve been having a shit year so far though…like I haven’t capped 3K on my best month this year so far, I’m looking at having to sell my house and move back in with my folks it’s been so bad.
Ohh, I thought you just meant like the past couple of weeks.
But yes, my earnings this year are pathetic compared to last year. You definitely aren’t alone in that.
Thank god! I thought I was just like… lazy or a fuck up or something.
It’s a global trend across all sectors of the industry. I’m only doing well because I have enough regulars to take care of me. I hope you don’t have to sell your house, that’s fucked.
If I can see one positive though, it will be that the tough times will cause all the dilettante workers who don’t really need the money to leave, and only the serious players will be left.I work in a brothel in Australia and it’s been seriously depressing
Ikr? Most parlours over here were established during the 80s & 90s when business was booming and it wasn’t as easy for girls to do private work, so there are too many to accomodate the decreased clientele. The amount of parlours that have recently closed in my town demonstrates how the landscape has changed. The online component has made it a lot easier for private girls to advertise and for clients to access them and I think that’s knocked a huge chunk out of brothel profits along with the generally shitty economy.
I know quite a few private girls who are still making very good money, but it definitely ain’t what it used to be.
Is it Tinder? I’ve heard Tinder is part of the problem
Are other sex workers having a rough time financially right now?
or is it just me?
Either would make me feel better, because like if it was just me there might be stuff I could do about it, and if it’s everyone it’s not my fault.
me as fuck. i barely have money to afford groceries this week
Not in the US but all of last year I could only find 2 places to work where I could feel reasonably secure in making at least $100 in a 6-9 hour shift. Both of them were intolerable to work at long term but working indie has been dead quiet. Ended up having to go back to school so I could get a student loan to cover living costs. I know it’s whorephobic & classist but I feel really ashamed to be a whore & not even be able to afford not to live with my parents?? Mid/end of 2015, I was planning on spending 3 months on holiday in Croatia just because I don’t like NZ summers ffs.
Shit, what the fuck is going on with the global economy that this is happening? And like it’s not just one kind of sex worker… there are full service people on this post, webcam people, PSO/Prodommes like me… WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
I just chocked it up to the hurricane of both taxes and Easter weekend at the same exact time.
I’ve been having a shit year so far though…like I haven’t capped 3K on my best month this year so far, I’m looking at having to sell my house and move back in with my folks it’s been so bad.
Ohh, I thought you just meant like the past couple of weeks.
But yes, my earnings this year are pathetic compared to last year. You definitely aren’t alone in that.
Thank god! I thought I was just like… lazy or a fuck up or something.
It’s a global trend across all sectors of the industry. I’m only doing well because I have enough regulars to take care of me. I hope you don’t have to sell your house, that’s fucked.
If I can see one positive though, it will be that the tough times will cause all the dilettante workers who don’t really need the money to leave, and only the serious players will be left.
I hope so. I wonder why it’s happening?
Are other sex workers having a rough time financially right now?
or is it just me?
Either would make me feel better, because like if it was just me there might be stuff I could do about it, and if it’s everyone it’s not my fault.
me as fuck. i barely have money to afford groceries this week
Not in the US but all of last year I could only find 2 places to work where I could feel reasonably secure in making at least $100 in a 6-9 hour shift. Both of them were intolerable to work at long term but working indie has been dead quiet. Ended up having to go back to school so I could get a student loan to cover living costs. I know it’s whorephobic & classist but I feel really ashamed to be a whore & not even be able to afford not to live with my parents?? Mid/end of 2015, I was planning on spending 3 months on holiday in Croatia just because I don’t like NZ summers ffs.
Shit, what the fuck is going on with the global economy that this is happening? And like it’s not just one kind of sex worker… there are full service people on this post, webcam people, PSO/Prodommes like me… WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
I just chocked it up to the hurricane of both taxes and Easter weekend at the same exact time.
I’ve been having a shit year so far though…like I haven’t capped 3K on my best month this year so far, I’m looking at having to sell my house and move back in with my folks it’s been so bad.
Ohh, I thought you just meant like the past couple of weeks.
But yes, my earnings this year are pathetic compared to last year. You definitely aren’t alone in that.
And I thought I was just like… lazy or a fuck up or something.
Thoughts From The Peacock Angel 