Bad times to be a hobbyist
[QUOTE=GingerMan67;5536683]I've texted so many providers for years. My regular just changed her "rules" and I won't be seeing her anymore. She has stellar reviews but everything in Nashville has changed or is changing. My observations:
1. Providers respond slowly. Either they're asleep, busy or overwhelmed.
2. If they don't post prices and information, they refuse or just plain old say bye when asked.
How do they expect for anyone to fall for this behavior?
I've been doing this a while and the providers here vs other places are so unwilling to just be honest. Such BS to find a way to give my $$$ away.
Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]The hobby has been quickly changing for the worst, I attribute it to covid which affected other business and many aspects of life.
If things were to go back to normal we really need for the government to stop handing out $ to people that don't work.
Why would anyone work or be a provider if you can get cash for unemployment and for kids and stimulus?
Heck I know of a provider that on top of that submitted for her made up small business and got a huge "forgivable" loan direct deposited by Uncle Sam on top of the other 2.
Evictions need to be enforced as well; why would anyone move from a place where they don't pay rent?
Then theres the apathy of a lot of guys that settle for just the OF and premium content providers can offer instead of doing in-person sessions.
Its not the same! But so many are so attached to their phones that they forget theres a real world.
Unless people, the providers in this case, don't have the need to get out of bed and go earn their bread they aren't going to do it!!
If yall remember there have been severe hits to the hobby before from a different nature, when LE took down Craigslist, then other advertising platforms also, it seemed the hobby was doomed but it resurfaced shortly after.
Why? because providers needed their income so they were finding ways to do what they have to in order to get it.