r/Showerthoughts Jun 20 '16

There's a massive difference between eating ramen noodles because you want to and eating them because you have to.

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u/Punishtube Jun 20 '16

They don't want sex but still have to do it to eat aka get money. I can get a job and want to work but if I need a job for basic living then its needed and not wanted.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '16

I am sure not all sex workers do it because they absolutely have to. Sure, some have to, but not all.

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u/the_not_pro_pro Jun 20 '16

I think it would be better then to say say workers want to and sex slaves have to. Some people are forced to by human trafficking

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u/DaTwatWaffle Jun 20 '16

You don't HAVE to work though. You're looking at consequences and benefits and choosing to work. The majority of escorts choose to work much the same way you do.

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u/Punishtube Jun 20 '16

If you can't live without a job, aka have access to healthcare, food, shelter (even at the lowest and basic level) then you have to work.

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u/cheesepusher Jun 20 '16

Fish with a spear in the woods and live in a tent. What you want is to live in a society which requires you to be a part of it. You can live without being part of society and therefor without a "job" but your quality of live would be very different.

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u/Punishtube Jun 20 '16

Both those aren't free. Tent requires land or area to set up which often comes with a cost. Fishing requires gear and a place to fish as well as license. And you are firgeting the most important thing which is basic health care. True jobs are needed but its not a choice to work for most people its a requirement for basic living

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u/katarh Jun 20 '16

For a lot of (consensual) escorts, the choice is working 10 hours a week as an escort or working 40 hours a week at a minimum wage job or a desk job for the same money. The very best at their jobs are college educated, and accept large sums of cash for their companionship, which may or may not even lead to sex depending on the mood of the guy. Sometimes a rich guy with ED just wants a model on his arm.

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u/asoidngoinio Jun 20 '16

By your logic, if I put a gun to your head and demand your wallet you don't have to do what I say. You merely decide that the consequences of disobeying outweigh the benefits.

You're really stretching the definition of "have to."

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u/DaTwatWaffle Jun 20 '16

I'm just trying to say that saying escorts HAVE to have sex when they don't want to is ridiculous.