"I didn't have a goal or a dream.
"From the earliest days of the internet, women have been taking off their clothes and posting pictures of themselves online.
“And for almost as long, other people have been getting rich off of it."”
We came a website that promised to put content creators like me in charge of our own destiny. With only fans, anyone could set up an account and start charging subscribers for exclusive access. Not just to our spicy photos, but to our time and attention.
"You can watch porn, but those porn stores that you watch will never know your name.
We'll never speak to you. We'll never acknowledge your existence. These only fan-girls are paid to acknowledge your existence."
“But what happens when only fans becomes more than just a diversion or a side hustle?”
When it starts to take over the lives of subscribers and creators alike,
and when the digital intimacy that has fostered between them on the platform leads into reality.
People talk about the male loneliness epidemic, and it's like, "I've seen the patients. I've treated them, actually." "I'm Leon Nefock, journalist and podcast host. Best known is the co-creator of Slowburn and Fiasco." "And I'm Gracie Cainin, comedian and only fans creator." "I work from home, now I'm on a big fan's." "And he's doing so only fans ask your husband to talk."
From audible originals and prologue projects comes only fantasy. An in-depth look at the world's newest profession. And how the rules of human intimacy are being rewritten online. What need is only fans fulfilling?
“What does its incredible popularity reveal about what men are looking for?”
People are nasty, you cannot even imagine what they want from you. When males are aroused and driven by sexual things, they start thinking. And what happens when connection comes with a price tag? "I know his date, but I know his name. I know his mind. I know what her name is. I know where he works. I know everything. I could ruin his life." It's hard to trust people right now.
I felt like I wasted years for something that wasn't real and I thought it was. Only fantasy. Listen on audible or wherever you get your podcasts.
