I’m curious to know how Onlyfans has managed to thrive in the era of online free content and piracy.
I mean, why would anyone want to pay for pron when it is readily accessible or available?
And how has Onlyfans content somehow managed to escape being pirated (or has it being ripped and shared online too)? If it is being shared or is readily available, do most people not know they can also source this content free?
I suppose I’m just curious to understand the pron ecosystem and how onlyfans content has somehow circumvented the perceived pitfalls of piracy.
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And how has Onlyfans content somehow managed to escape being pirated
It hasn’t. Just check torrentgalaxy.
Ah, the good old Soviet Union
You don’t even need to torrent it, there’s a couple of webpages that just have community uploaded only fans content. Like you can just lookup the person you’re interested in and most of their content is there for free
Literally in a Telegram group that uploads the entire content of 5 not yet uploaded creators every week. At least that’s what they adviertise andnhave so far delivered. “WHAT THA FUCK” “Holy shit, yo what’s the matter? Whats happened? What’s going on?” " THERE’S SO MUCH PORN”
Not a connoisseur, so take what I say with a grain of salt but… Isn’t the appeal of it, the significant personal interaction? You can’t get that by ripping a couple vods. The ability to live chat (and throw paid messages their way), and have them respond, seems irreplaceable.
Not much of a porn person either. But OnlyFans vs normal porn feels like shopping at your local store vs a big box chain
big box
I see what you did there.
I think this is entirely the reason…
And ultimately to be replaced by chatbots without them knowing.
That’s interesting. So the main attraction (so to speak) is the illusion of intimacy or personalisation. The actual pron just enables or caters to the illusion ?
If Onlyfans is pirated, though, it seems to miss the main appeal of it. Nonetheless, are there dedicated trackers or search engines for the content, and does the content also give an indication of the ‘personal’ interactions?
If you’re looking for the website theres a megathread for that lol
Parasocial relationships and extremely niche content. Many girls will do specific roleplays. You want a girl to fart on a cake while calling you James Baxter? Someone will. Hell, someone probably specializes in it.
Squat cobbler? https://youtu.be/KaQ-s_P5mwM?si=kwdKsQanpGhHUX-5
OnlyFan contents are pirated and shared on a daily basis as any other media. But because there are not many requests for it (also since consuming directly on OnlyFan hits differently, as you talk with the actual girl), and in part because of NSFW nature, you will find them only if you actually search for them.
Sure thing, you will never encounter this kind of content on common NSFW websites 😁
i’d be surprised if you’re actually talking to the actual person making the content and not an assistant they pay to manage DMs & “fan” interactions.
Src: a friend is an OF creator who has shared that a lot of the creators usually pay for some sort of account management service after a certain level of notoriety.
I agree 100%, most messages are just bots, and now with the surge of AI it will be much harder to distinguish a real person from a computer.
why would anyone want to talk to a girl
Old men with credit cards have far more money than you sometimes get lonely. You’re not the demographic they are looking for. As a matter of fact, you too are benefiting from old men with credit cards.
There’s frequent dumps of OF pages on 4chan, OF oiracy is very well alive.
on 4chan?
Most people are much more willing to pirate from a global megacorp than from an actual human person.
This. OnlyFans is the “farm to table” of the porn industry and people feel differently about stealing from a small family farm than they do from Walmart.
Also, beyond just the guilt aspect, that same “farm to table” principle also means that a lot of people see OnlyFans as a fair and reasonable exchange with minimal unnecessary exploitation. Paying a major porn company feels scummy and gross and may make you feel complicit with the various evils of the industry; subbing to an OnlyFans can feel more like a donation to a creator who makes content you enjoy.
I regret to make you aware of a comment above in this very thread from someone trying to do exactly that.
OnlyFans is hugely pirated. But they will do well for two reasons. The first is that their service is good and easy. The second is that customers know that their money is motivation. Without their subscriptions, the models won’t make content.
I have no idea about how that industry works, but I guess piracy is not really driving stuff out of business elsewhere either.
Most people don’t pirate. If piracy could drive companies out of business, gaming would be dead, especially indie gaming.
The piracy bugbear has been raised as the reason why corporations aren’t selling enough since mp3 was invented back in the day. It isn’t always the case. OnlyFans is pirated but the piracy doesn’t affect their bottom line enough to drive them out of business. If you think about it, lots of pornography on the internet is free, and they’re still okay. It’s a much more nuanced discussion than “piracy is stealing” than the corporations want you to think it is.
Edit: if I had to guess, the niche they serve or the value they add on top of “just porn” is something their customers are willing to pay for.
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Why pay for video games when
- Lots of free video games exist, and
- The paid video games can be pirated
The answers are;
- The free games and the paid games are not identical. There are differences between Genshin Impact and Breath of the Wild. However, both games are great, and both have their own userbase.
- If the game price is reasonable, it is more convenient to buy the game than pirate it.
You can swap video games with literally any digital product, including porn.
Y’know I think another possible analogy here might be the difference between a videogame and a tabletop game. Especially if we compare RPGs specifically.
It’s one thing to play a computer RPG. It’s another thing to play with a human GM who can reshape the story as needed and who can interact with the player in an open-ended manner.
Why pay OF if you can grab a cheap street hooker near you? Same answer/question to pirate OF.
Edit: “cheap” means one which not represent a lot of your income depending on where are you from and the ratio of the hooker.
Or better why not look for some sexy single mommys into your favorite dating app, you will have to spend some money too.
Never ever pay for OF porn or better any porn at all, it’s just smoke.
Support your local businesses.
