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0 pointssvnpenn3y ago0 comments

> That's how the power law works

who says that the payout distribution has to follow the power law? And even if it does naturally, OnlyFans doesn't have to just let it happen. They could take a bigger cut from the larger accounts, and distribute it such that the payouts are more linear.

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oarabbus_3y ago

>who says that the payout distribution has to follow the power law?

The payout distribution is proportional to the number of subscribers, which follows a power law.

>And even if it does naturally, OnlyFans doesn't have to just let it happen. They could take a bigger cut from the larger accounts, and distribute it such that the payouts are more linear.

How is taking a larger relative cut from the content creators bringing in the most traffic a good (much less optimal) business decision?

srpen63y ago

If you're a new creator, and you look at this:

https://twitter.com/Aella_Girl/status/1335725267340251137

are you really going to want to start an account on that site? Your comment seems to align with typical capitalist motives: focus on short term gains, ignore everything else.

oarabbus_3y ago

>are you really going to want to start an account on that site?

If I thought it would benefit me and was worth my time, then yes? Is the implication one shouldn't try to earn extra income because someone else earns more?

>Your comment seems to align with typical capitalist motives: focus on short term gains, ignore everything else.

That's somewhat of an ad hominem. Anyways I'm all ears if you have a superior evidence-based economic model, instead of selling utopia.

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svnt3y ago

If they do this, won’t they just fracture and drive the larger accounts elsewhere?

svnpennOP3y ago

If every single user wants to be a soulless robot (pure capitalism), then yes. However if the userbase understands that larger accounts will be subject to larger fees, in order to support smaller accounts, then I would like to think at least some users would support that. Not everything in life has to be decided on a purely selfish basis.

the_sleaze_3y ago

So OnlyFans should pay people to post nudes ? (Rather than providing a place to post pictures and charge other people for them, in case you missed it)

I see this same argument made about Tinder, from guys who can't get laid.

You realize it's just a platform don't you ? Those are real human beings on the other side of that screen. OnlyFans can't choose for the humans on the platform.

peyton3y ago

Hang on. Capitalism means private ownership of the means of production. It sounds like you are talking about choices made by consumers.

Communist systems have consumers who make choices, too. Soviet citizens were perfectly free to choose which goods to queue up for.

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oarabbus_3y ago

>who says that the payout distribution has to follow the power law?

The payout distribution is proportional to the number of subscribers, which follows a power law.

>And even if it does naturally, OnlyFans doesn't have to just let it happen. They could take a bigger cut from the larger accounts, and distribute it such that the payouts are more linear.

How is taking a larger relative cut from the content creators bringing in the most traffic a good (much less optimal) business decision?

srpen63y ago

If you're a new creator, and you look at this:

https://twitter.com/Aella_Girl/status/1335725267340251137

are you really going to want to start an account on that site? Your comment seems to align with typical capitalist motives: focus on short term gains, ignore everything else.

oarabbus_3y ago

>are you really going to want to start an account on that site?

If I thought it would benefit me and was worth my time, then yes? Is the implication one shouldn't try to earn extra income because someone else earns more?

>Your comment seems to align with typical capitalist motives: focus on short term gains, ignore everything else.

That's somewhat of an ad hominem. Anyways I'm all ears if you have a superior evidence-based economic model, instead of selling utopia.

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svnt3y ago

If they do this, won’t they just fracture and drive the larger accounts elsewhere?

svnpennOP3y ago

the_sleaze_3y ago

So OnlyFans should pay people to post nudes ? (Rather than providing a place to post pictures and charge other people for them, in case you missed it)

I see this same argument made about Tinder, from guys who can't get laid.

You realize it's just a platform don't you ? Those are real human beings on the other side of that screen. OnlyFans can't choose for the humans on the platform.

peyton3y ago

Hang on. Capitalism means private ownership of the means of production. It sounds like you are talking about choices made by consumers.

Communist systems have consumers who make choices, too. Soviet citizens were perfectly free to choose which goods to queue up for.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse