Teens as young as 12 see OnlyFans as an appealing alternative to traditional work, study finds
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A qualitative study involving Spanish adolescents found that many minors are familiar with OnlyFans and view it as a realistic source of income. The study raises concerns about how media exposure shapes adolescent perceptions of sexuality, gender, and economic opportunity.

cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/50711475

A new study published in the journal Sexuality & Culture has found that many adolescents in Spain, including those as young as 12, are not only aware of OnlyFans but also see it as a viable and even empowering way to make money. In group discussions with over 160 teenagers, researchers discovered that platforms promoting erotic content are influencing how young people—especially girls—view economic opportunity, self-worth, and sexuality. Teens frequently framed content creation as a personal choice or expression of agency, while minimizing the risks.

  • you_are_dust@lemmy.worldEnglish
    951·
    3 days ago

    Most people making only fans content barely make any money if they make anything at all. Reality will hit those kids hard if they go into adulthood thinking it’s a viable alternative to a traditional job. I used to know a woman that made only fans content and she worked a full time job as well. The market is already saturated.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
      English
      31·
      1 day ago

      Most people making only fans content barely make any money if they make anything at all

      This is beginning increasingly true for all jobs.

      Reality will hit those kids hard if they go into adulthood thinking it’s a viable alternative

      They’re twelve, when I was twelve I wanted to be an astronaut. “Twelve year olds don’t fully understand the economy” isn’t some new thing.

    • Warl0k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      592·
      3 days ago

      Yeah, my partner was in the top 0.5% of OF models for a while and the payout was maybe $150 every three months. The wild and vast majority of people will never make any money from it, given the $100 minimum before you get paid. I don’t think people understand just how rare it is to make money from the platform.

      • Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        1 day ago

        Your wife would have probably been better off camgirl-ing at that point.

        Disclaimer: no twelve year old or any underage minor, under any circumstances, should be considering any of this as a viable alternative to traditional white or blue collar labor.

        • Warl0k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          2 days ago

          This was relatively recently.

          Tempering that number slightly is just -how many people- are on the platform, 1 in 200 getting paid out isn’t as unreasonable when every fifth person on the planet (seemingly…) has an account. It’s all luck based, and most people unfortunately just don’t make any sales because they weren’t the lucky one chosen by the Horny Zeitgeist that round.

          … And that minor bootlicking out of the way (don’t kinkshame me) yeah they stand out as being predatory even in an industry renowned for exploitative practices. It’s pretty fucking awful.

          • andros_rex@lemmy.worldEnglish
            10·
            2 days ago

            “What if we combined the hellishness of the porn industry, with the hellishness of gig work?”

    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      37·
      3 days ago

      Yeah, it’s pretty well advertised that most of the money is made by a small handful of people at the top, and the vast majority make next to nothing.