I have been here for years but only have posted recently - my apologies
It is correct that the world has gone mental. Completely. the 90's were just paradise compared to this garbage we are going through now. My mental health is taking a real beating over the past 5 years . If i was not seeing providers ,my mental state would be 10x worse that it is now. Sex and intimacy is a HUMAN RIGHT( of course it has to be consensual and must never ever has to to be obtained by force, coercion, or violence of any kind !!) And this goes for both men and women.
As for prices , yes , i do remember 2016-2019 where you could go see somebody for $300 that would be double now. The good old days. The old normal will never come back.
Pandemics may cause more economic harm than you think. I was reading an article back in 2009 ( when we had the Swine Flu) , saying it we had a pandemic on par with Spanish Flu in 1918, " major economic, social upheaval would occur" . And voila, it has happened. Don't get me wrong , a lot of people died or we left damanged by COVID. But the effect on our overall society above and beyond the medical issues was even more profound. We have never locked down the way we did in 2020 in ancient or modern history. And we had no time to prepare , it had to be done in a matter of weeks, if not even days. If governments did not print $$$ like it was going out of style , the world economy would have collapsed within weeks.
Its MacroEconomics 101 you learn that the more money that is put in circulation and money is printed, higher inflation will eventually be . And without a proportionate increase in wages, we have increased inequality, more despair, more struggle, and more mental health issues. Considering what happened last April at the Lapu Lapu festival ,and recently in Tumbler Ridge i would be very worried.
Of course, there are rich folks who have no issues at the moment to hire a provider for a FTMY and spend tens of thousands of dollars for a week of fun and pleasure.
I tend to see providers that are "middle class" friendly and have no issues with offering 1hr sessions. The middle class is what built this country. NOT the rich. It kind of peeves me when they offer 1hr sessions and then they state they prefer longer sessions and sometimes put " minimum time" . I call that a bit extortion in my books. If you don't like 1hr sessions or you would rather do longer sessions ( which is in a providers right to do" DON'T ADVERTISE IT. It is like going to Best Buy and buying a TV for $1000 on sale , but the salesperson ( on commission) tells you he would rather you pay $1800 !!!!!!!. I bet that when " crap" hits the fan with all that is happening south of the border and 1929 part deux happens,( when the dollar loses its reserve currency) providers will be begging on their knees ( no pun intended) and coveting their 1- 1.5 hour sessions likes their livelihoods depend on it.
Don't get me wrong , a provider has the right to set her rates as how she sees fit.
And also , a "dating culture" that just makes me want to vomit, women that are way way too picky, everybody looking for the "one" , its is plain just supply and demand. Too many women around " i am not settling for anything less than everything " mentality. Well, look on the bright side. Keeps providers in business. If we had a " dating culture" lest say in Brazil, Asia, Mexico, etc, maybe the escort business would dry up a bit. I thank every provider i have been with ( rarely had a bad experience since i regularly check reviews!) to keep me semi-sane the past 5 years. I don't want to name names but you are wonderful people who do a great service. BRAVO!!!!
Basic needs for a society to function properly
1. Shelter
2. Food
3.Job/Career
4. Health Care
5. Companionship, intimacy, love.
Its Valentines Day, i am pissed off with being single and i am done ranting for the day.