ONLY FANS - One Way to Do It!

Only fans was launched in 2016 by Founder Tim Stokely, originally a version of Patreon, it was all about supporting musicians and artists so that they could get direct payment straight from thier fans and grow thier own communities cutting out the middle people and raising the profit for the works they produced. The initial porn element - which is now the immediate association with the platform, was originally banned… this changed in 2017 and after the streaming Service OFTV platform was launched all private parts broke loose and people were able to access explicit content at their will. 

But the average person was only made aware of this service after the Covid Pandemic which saw it have a huge surge of sign ups both by users and subscribers. A direct correlation to the financial downward spiral that was a undeviating result of continuous mal practice from major banks and the pandemic itself. Add to that major wars, freeze on wages, raise in taxes and food prices and you have the perfect stew for the average Joe or Joanna considering the option of using only fans to build wealth.  

The endorsement from Megan The Stallion, Cardi B and even Beyonce Carter made the usually prude actually venture on to the Internet space. They sold the new dream. 

Myths of feet pictures and farts in glass jars earning people life changing money circled the unsocial media and… 

Hell even I tried to make a page - For my ART (exploring Sex and Intimacy through Poetry and Visual Art) 

I mean… why not? Beyonce was a God Fearing Wife no? It's not the platform that's bad. Like, every gun can't be evil… it's the shooter… right? 

Well actually, it's really another example of manipulation of the masses. Imagine a platform able to generate billions from the power of Sex and in a time where people are genuinely struggling to keep their lights on? Who is actually subscribing. Some of the stats for earnings for the influencers and porn stars are triggering to say the least. But are they all a part of the dream selling? 

The platform is currently run by Lawyer Keily Blair after Tim stepped down in 2021. A lawyer running the platform speaks volumes to it's moral scales. Money (as with all corporate entities) is the soul focus. It's not about the Artists making money from thier fans, but about drawing in as many people as possible into subscribing and as prolific psychologist Fraud cemented in our collective consciousness of consumerism “Sex Sells”. 

Only fans… I think I would rather build on something clean like Substack. Even my work on Sex and Intimacy wouldn't suit ONLY FANS who despite OFTV effort to diversify their content is permanently linked to the cold and harsh desperate world of Porn. 

Let's talk about porn addiction soon… WITH OUT JUDGMENT. 

Let me know what your thoughts are about ONLY FANS? Would you use it as an artist? Is it a good platform that links you to your fans? Or would it feel like a version of selling yourself?

I am open to talking 💓

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