[QUOTE=TomCat111;5464604]Ah the good old days. It's certainly been sad watching the slow decline of our hobby. The death of backpage was definitely a massive blow. All the advertising died for a long time and decentralized so nobody could agree on who, what, where.
I think the biggest shame is that none of these girls understood basic economics, which was another killer blow. Trying to charge 300-400 an hour in Lexington was a joke, the market wasn't capable of it. That's big city pro price, not central Kentucky. No one could afford it. The ones that could, gave up because they paid top dollar and got clearance rack service from half the girls.
Bots and scams did the rest.
10 really good girls who are dependable, clean, and safe, could make a fortune in this town. The prices have found a relative equilibrium and I think hobbyists are aware of it.
Shit, maybe we get these girls with a financial planner and stock portfolio so they can invest the mountains of cash they'd make.[/QUOTE]My background is in financial management, and I've thought the same as you for years. If these girls would see the wisdom in allowing somebody to manage their money, they could be rich, provided a nice place to live, room & board and an allowance for cigarettes, Mt Dew or whatever. But, the snag in this is dope. Most of them would never all anybody to take that away from them. As I see it, dope is the problem. These girls can't have a future, other than what they have now, if they can't kick their habit. Sad.
Maybe we rent a building, buy 20 beds and a cash register, and go from there. LOL.