Paying an escort to spend time with you certainly doesn't come with the same sacrifices as an organic relationship. And, unlike chatbots, "nerdy escorts" are real people who can provide human perspectives on things like AI, crypto and economics instead of just echoing back a tech worker's thoughts on such subjects.

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[–] 136 points 4 months ago* (7 children)

are they really that elite if they have to pay people to talk to them? idk

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  • [–] 62 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    That’s how these lonely bigoted dorks with new money think being rich and powerful and cool works - overpay for whatever you want and force others to give it to you, with money you gained through slave labor, destructive practices, stealing from future generations and corruption. They think might makes right, so yeah, they think they’re elite for paying people to pretend to care about them when they’re not on stage or social media or in a board room.

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    That sadly seems to check out. I suppose they see themselves as somewhat too good to talk to the common person, so paying someone to talk to them is a privilege for them. Never mind the fact that once you give someone money they are going to change their attitude towards you in hopes you give them more. I wonder if some of these folks have ever had a normal conversation that didn't involve some scifi shit. (I love scifi)

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago*

    I think the whole thing is self-selecting. People with social skills usually are able to get on in life without having to resort to becoming tech billionaires.

    I know that sounds odd, but I think most people don't actually have that drive in their life that is necessary to become extraordinarily rich and powerful precisely because they have human connections that satiate them enough that they don't become obnoxious workaholics.

    Back before the banking industry became synonymous with fat cat CEOs it was a relatively pedestrian career full of normal people. Then the era of huge bonuses came along and suddenly it became attractive to the sort of person that seeks power and wealth above all else.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    Begging for a "i sleep in a bed with my wife" response

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  • [–] 98 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    real people who can provide human perspectives on things like AI, crypto and economics instead of just echoing back a tech worker's thoughts on such subjects.

    I doubt these guys are paying someone $6k/hr to disagree with them.

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  • [–] 64 points 4 months ago

    Holy shit that's pathetic

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  • [–] 46 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    Its funny how to many the whole concept seems new, but to me it's just the topics and price range.

    Escorts, and strippers have been entertaining patrons with intellectual conversations probally for as long as the second oldest profession has been around.

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  • [–] 30 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    intellectual conversations

    crypto

    Pick one.

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  • [+] -6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    The irony of your comment might kill me.

    You know crypto doesn’t just mean coins… right? It’s a whole concept that applies to lots of things outside of cryptocurrency.

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    That would be general purpose cryptography, and is never abbreviated to crypto.

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    [–] 42 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    See, everyone? The market will provide jobs for all the junior devs that get laid (off) because of AI.

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    Even one billionaire is a policy failure.

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago

    People with the sort of knowledge that can stand real conversational scrutiny will just be versions of the people paying them that have failed to find their way. My guess this would not be about real discourse but gloating about serendipity which is ultimately unsettling and sets up the next visit.

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    FINDOM has entered the chat.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Is that the cryptocoin they use for payment?

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  • [–] 35 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Fucking pathetic that with all bullshit about how elite they are, and how they deserve so much more than the rest of us, they have to fucking pay someone to spend time with them.

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  • [–] 17 points 4 months ago

    BATSIGNAL FOR ALL ESPIONAGE AGENTS

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  • [–] 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Got these people are inept. They are multi-millionaires and yet they still need to pay girls money to talk to them. If they were just moderately pleasant and approachable not only would they save $6,000 they would also probably have a nice life.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Hey, now, these creatures are rich, not intelligent or empathetic. I'd bet 95% of them inherited their money or started off with a little $2m loan from their parents.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    Ding ding fucking ding. I know a guy who literally write the book on several things. Has a skillset that had Big Tech begging to headhunt him. Very, very, very smart and up there in the tech hierarchy on a woz-like level (keeping it vague because if i went into detail he could be doxxed)

    Dude is married, open relationship, certainly not lacking in the slightest for sexual partners . Because he's a genuinely decent person and a great guy to hang around.

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    And they say the rich are good with money.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Sounds like something a complete loser would do.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    “Omg, can I un-zip your hard-drive?” Am I saying it correct?

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  • [–] 46 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    I’m a woman engineer and for that kind of money might be able to stomach this (not that I’m anywhere near attractive enough for them to hire me), but I’m pretty sure if I were attractive enough and got hired they would probably only last a few minutes before I completely emasculated them by actually knowing what the fuck I’m talking about.

    Sounds pretty fun, actually, now that I think about it.. as long as I didn’t need to fuck them

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  • [–] [S] 30 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I don't think there is any fucking involved, probably lots of crying though.

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  • [–] 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Fuck, tears of the rich sounds like icing on the $6000/hr cake. Though they would probably expect comfort from me rather than laughter and mockery…

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Wish I could talk bullshit and be paid for it...

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    You can! Trick is finding clientele. I mean most careers really just boil down to your ability to socialize. I used to be in the legal industry for a time, and the absolute ineptitude at the highest levels was astounding!

    I knew one tax attorney who openly bragged that he made a full ass career of knowing 3 pages.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    Plenty of women in tech. What these tools want are sycophants who tell them their crypto is mad powerful broh and then give them a gobbie

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    Is this not what a consultant is?

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    This is definitely not new. Folks I worked with in SF went to parties where there were tech-knowledable escorts back around ~2010.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    this could honestly be from the onion

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    A job that makes me in an hour more money than I make at my current job in a year? Sign me the fuck up.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Did they fund this article?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Hey I will do a lot for money but I draw the line at crypto.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Modern problems require modern solutions.

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    This is one of the oldest solutions

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Sex work back then was, I think, a lot more about the sex act. Today it's focused on the escort side a lot, being a human being they can spend time with. Almost a social surrogate. I've known a lot of sex workers who said it was 50/50 on guys who wanted to fuck vs guys who wanted to cuddle/cry/talk. But in this case they're being hired for their knowledge. I bet little of what's happening here is actual sex. Which shows how broken and disconnected our society is - the people driving it, at the bleeding edge, need to pay big bucks for a IRL flesh-and-blood fix. We're all cooked if we continue this timeline of loneliness and fragmentation.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago*

    Sex work back then was, I think, a lot more about the sex act.

    Nah, there has been a sort of "escort / hooker distinction" forever. In ancient greece they had pornai who were mostly slaves used almost exclusively for sex, and hetaira who were educated and usually free(libra not gratis) and were even allowed in symposiums(salons). There's always been class distinctions with sex work.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    How do i get in on this?

    I feel if they marketed AI better they’d get far more subscribers. Right now they seem to be focused on ripping off businesses which seems very short sighted.

    I’ll offer all my marketing insights for just 10% of all new subscribers under my marketing campaign! 😎

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    They are just waiting for the Tesla bots to become life-like enough at this point.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Any market for pale Nordic males?

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    I will take a dump on your AI

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    At that level of wealth they could probably very easily get a woman no matter how they may look. But the liability and threat to your wealth is very real. It’s hard to tell if they are in the relationship for you or your money (most likely your money).

    Sex workers have existed since the dawn of mankind. For most millionaires/billionaires its likely for most that it is easier just to pay for company that is agreeable and will give you what you want without a lot of time, effort or more importantly liability.

    At the end of the day most men with money who pay for high end escorts, don’t pay to get a woman. They pay so the woman goes away at the end of the night.

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