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'Icky and heartbreaking': The $2 per hour worker behind the OnlyFans boom (www.bbc.com)
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[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

I did a tiny bit of basic research ignoring the nature of the work and looking at the $2/hr. In Manilla, you're renting a bed and barely making it. But in a secondary city, you might be able to rent a small house and have fibre (but need a UPS and probably mobile backup just in case). At that rate, apparently you can probably save a little bit each month and get ahead, and not be living right up to the edge of your means.

So if they could get, like, $3/hr, it would make a really nice difference. Neverminding the nature of the work.