Escort Sites Lockdown

[Trick]

Shouldn’t escort sites shut down (voluntarily) while this virus crisis remains unresolved?

[rvwnsd]

Shouldn’t escort sites shut down (voluntarily) while this virus crisis remains unresolved?

I don't see the value in sites taking that action. Individual escorts can decline seeing clients and can post a disclaimer in their ad stating just that.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Using that logic, with HIV unresolved and still killing 700,000+ people a year, hasn't the time for 'crisis management' really long since passed?

 

Let's not lose our heads: This is not the time to attempt to divide a community.

Edited March 17, 2020 by Benjamin_Nicholas

[Guy Fawkes]

No

Shouldn’t escort sites shut down (voluntarily) while this virus crisis remains unresolved?

[desertguy1954]

Why should they shut down? The information is out there and it is not just the escort who should make safe decisions. It is also clients that are looking and seeking services. The escort does though have the right to say at this time I am taking a break like everyone else. We are adults and should be able to make the right decisions.

[bostonman]

I think the shutting down of sites would just create MORE panic and confusion, as we feel that more things are being taken away. I still enjoy "windowshopping" on RM, even if I'm hesitating doing any hiring right now. (Also, I'm needing to think about very careful spending at the moment - trying not to spend on too many luxuries lol). I'd rather that the sites stay open, if only mainly as a way to have a feeling of online status quo. I'm not aware of any dating/meeting sites that have stopped either. I hope they don't.

 

Any site that closes will make it seem as if it's closing for good. Like when we lost Rentboy, the Craigslist personals, etc. That was for a different reason, but it will feel the same.

[+ 7829V]

I think the shutting down of sites would just create MORE panic and confusion, as we feel that more things are being taken away. I still enjoy "windowshopping" on RM, even if I'm hesitating doing any hiring right now. (Also, I'm needing to think about very careful spending at the moment - trying not to spend on too many luxuries lol). I'd rather that the sites stay open, if only mainly as a way to have a feeling of online status quo. I'm not aware of any dating/meeting sites that have stopped either. I hope they don't.

 

Any site that closes will make it seem as if it's closing for good. Like when we lost Rentboy, the Craigslist personals, etc. That was for a different reason, but it will feel the same.

Maybe remove the contact info then. Just use for window shopping and for future hiring. And don’t charge escorts any ad fees.

[JTtorretto]

Maybe remove the contact info then. Just use for window shopping and for future hiring. And don’t charge escorts any ad fees.

 

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[Guest]

Interesting that the logic being used to justify a “no” response to the question could also be used to suggest that restaurants and bars shouldn’t shut down. You know, the information is out there and people can choose to go out there or not. Am I missing something?

[+ Keith30309]

Perhaps reframe the question.... suppose I hire a personal chef to come to my home once a week and prepare meals.

It may or may not be wise for me to stop hiring him and he to stop coming to my house - but should his web site be shut down by the State ?

[lonely_john]

Should any person-to-person services like hairstylists, spas, RMTs, nurses, manicurists, pedicurists, teachers, chefs, etc, shut down their websites during coronavirus? NO! Everyday those people are not online they are losing prospect clients they can see after this madness is over, and dollars they have already paid in advertising to be more visible to their potential customers. SMH ??‍♂️

[Poincare]

No need to shut anything down. If you have a brain, you will practice strict social distancing, including avoiding unnecessary contacts as well as saving your money. A massive depression is coming. Sadly, I suspect this business will shut down itself.....

 

and on another topic, the 20% unemployment prediction and the long lines at gun stores has me TERRIFIED and I’m usually pretty sanguine.

[Guy Fawkes]

This too will pass.

 

No need to shut anything down. If you have a brain, you will practice strict social distancing, including avoiding unnecessary contacts as well as saving your money. A massive depression is coming. Sadly, I suspect this business will shut down itself.....

 

and on another topic, the 20% unemployment prediction and the long lines at gun stores has me TERRIFIED and I’m usually pretty sanguine.

[bostonman]

Sadly, I suspect this business will shut down itself.....

 

The oldest profession lol? I think it will continue. Sites may come and go and re-form, but I trust the business will always be there.

[BluDay]

Interesting that the logic being used to justify a “no” response to the question could also be used to suggest that restaurants and bars shouldn’t shut down. You know, the information is out there and people can choose to go out there or not. Am I missing something?

 

Not really. Meeting an escort is usually a one-on-one encounter. Restaurants and bars are being closed to reduce the larger numbers of people interacting and possibly spreading the virus. It is an argument against orgies however.

[lonely_john]

The oldest profession lol? I think it will continue. Sites may come and go and re-form, but I trust the business will always be there.

Right? Companionship has always been there during the Spanish Flu and yes, even during the days of AIDS. People are just horny. I might be wrong but I think that for some people is considered simile for other physiological needs like food and water.

[lonely_john]

Not really. Meeting an escort is usually a one-on-one encounter. Restaurants and bars are being closed to reduce the larger numbers of people interacting and possibly spreading the virus. It is an argument against orgies however.

So only 1-on-1. No threesomes with Corona?

[rocky]

Some very good comments and some scary thoughts. I work at a university in upstate NY. We've been subject to the Governor's erratic notices but understand how keeping crowding down is critical. I also enjoy a nice beverage on the weekends at a tavern restaurant but alas can't do that unless at someone's home, that's not all bad. But keeping sites down I don't think is needed. That's my thoughts

[Daddyo]

My masseur says he doesnt even have work.

[spider]

The problem with this virus is that you may have no symptoms for several days while you’re contagious. That’s frightening.

[Guest]

Not really. Meeting an escort is usually a one-on-one encounter. Restaurants and bars are being closed to reduce the larger numbers of people interacting and possibly spreading the virus. It is an argument against orgies however.

I hear what you’re saying. But any intimate human encounter right now is an encounter with every other person that escort has had proximate contact with for (let’s say) two weeks....even down to shared air in an elevator.

 

In this environment with this particular pandemic, the logic of “it’s just one on one” doesn’t stand the test

[hypothetically]

If you have a brain, you will practice strict social distancing, including avoiding unnecessary contacts as well as saving your money.

.....yeaaaa the number of people who have worms for brains is staggering, so..there’s that.

[+ Keith30309]

Isn’t this all just another risk/benefit equation that every individual has to decide for themselves ?

 

Every time I get into the car to drive somewhere I know there is a risk that I could be hurt - thru a mistake of my own or one made by someone else. I asses the risk and reward and make a decision. If I were 80 years old with impaired eyesight and reflexes and choose to drive a car then I am imposing a risk on others. That’s what defensive driving is all about.

 

Pre-COVID hiring carried a set of risks of various types with many unknown variables. Post-COVID hiring likewise caries a set of risks. Everyone has to decide for themselves what their risk tolerance level is and also the downstream impacts of their decision. Practice defensive hiring. (Or, more accurately, understand your risks and hire or not accordingly.)

[+ overeasy]

Not sure I grasp the logic of the question. What would be the purpose of closing down the sites? Not sure closing down forms of communication and interaction are even in the best interest of the public in times of more forced isolation.

[Trick]

I read in another thread that RM has made adjustments to its services due to the COVID situation.