Sex work done right people get to say no and it's safe. Meanwhile people who have to lift heavy stuff all day every day have their knees destroyed by 30. Yeah, not the same at all. One you destroy your body selling yourself to the company.
Yes, sex work done wrong can be harmful and dangerous, but the same is true for all work. People used to lose limbs constantly working in factories because protections weren't forced on them. We recognized they were being abused by the system and passed laws to protect the workers. We need the same thing for sex work. Since it doesn't exist in the US, yeah it's normally pretty bad for people. Porn stars seem to be fine (though they're often around people who abuse drugs and they can get into that, especially since most start young, but this can happen anywhere). Prostitutes are doing illegal work though and are scared to go to the police usually. They're also frequently not doing it totally on their own and may not have the ability to say no. That has to change. People likd you saying that it's bad, wrong, whatever ensure it doesn't change to become safe.