[QUOTE=GoneForGood97;5046092]I'm afraid you're right but hope you're wrong. Hopefully in a few months when the COVID vaccine becomes widely available and mongers become less afraid to go out, the cam market will drop like a rock. There will always be the top gorgeous girls who will do fine, but a lot of your average girl-next-door types will hopefully need to shore up falling viewership income with in person visits. I know I have 0 interest in paying cam girls, especially not as long as there is a ton of free video already out there. One of the reasons I quit going to clubs when I discovered mongering. For a few dollars more I could do a lot more than just look (I didn't really know how to succeed at OTC back when I semi-frequented clubs). That's what I'm counting on anyways, a market adjustment once people's COVID risks decrease.[/QUOTE]There'll be some recovery, but I think it will be limited, at least among the better quality girls. Why?
1) Old farts like myself make up a disproportionate share of club goers, and from everything I've read, the vaccine is only going to be partly effective for at-risk types (ie like the regular flu shot). That's going to (after an initial rush), hurt the market longtime.
2) As someone who traveled a lot, it was clear that the quality and quantity of those in the entire adult industry was falling before COVID. From 2013-14 on, the improving economy, camming, and increasing legal restrictions had made a huge difference in the overall experience.
3) Look, most women don't enjoy this business, at least in places where more than a standard lap dance takes place. There are the hardcore druggies who will continue no matter what, and the relatively few lookers with whale regulars. But several of the best dancers I've stayed in touch with have found the could survive financially without it, and are likely at best simply to be occasional participants.
There will likely be a short-term renewal of interest. But for things to really recover, business models must change at the very least, to make it financially worthwhile for the quality, non-drug addled dancer.
