I’m not really into this cam girl hype, but I can appreciate their business model and what service they actually provide.

Do you remember Belle Delphine? By most accounts she was an anomaly, but what’s more important is that it kind of shows the difference between porn starlets people barely remember the name of, and a relatable meme girl who takes the time out to interact with their followers, even if it means having to pay to do so.

When you have a menu full of the same shit, only the best cost-benefit will be picked.

It doesn’t matter if there are thousands who ignore you. The difference is that someone is saying hi and asking how your day is. The benefit isn’t nudity, it’s social interaction with an attractive person.

And there's very few "fans" of a specific whore out there and even fewer willing/able to donate large sums of money.

Is it easier to find someone to give you thousands of dollars, do porn shoots for a couple hundred dollars a pop, or have thousands of people give a couple dollars every month as a pledge?

I think that’s the experiment Onlyfans and Patreon is conducting.

Like many fields, super-successful individuals are the only ones being paraded around. The other (99% who barely makes ends meet) are not shown.

Exactly. I’m not going to lie: it’s damn hard work being on onlyfans and having to handle your marketing, juggling current supporting fans and thirsty newcomers, coming up with content and new looks. It’s not like you just wear less clothes and people just come. You don’t automatically get followers because you have cleavage. Everyone has cleavage. How do you stand out?

It’s brand building, it’s fan service, it’s making social connections and trying to get out there, and the market is saturated now. Onlyfans registration numbers only tell one side of the story.