I found an explanation for this.
Consumer spending has been down for a year, but only among low wage earners. Now it's going down for the entire middle class.
Cause is likely inflation and credit- fueled spending...a vice not limited to gay men by any means.
https://www.thebestflex.com/profile/Bobby-Biceps
Met him once. He used to post here, and he used to be on RM as well. He's gay or a 4+ on the Kinsey scale, so he's ok with doing normal escort work.
I think a lot of clients are just looking for a quick lay, hence the hour.
While a lot of clients here, including me, prefer longer, I get the feeling that's only for openly gay men who are comfortable with their sex life.
I hate to say it, but some states in the US are probably going to start being dangerous for gay escorts and hookups soon. Low hanging fruit for ambitious and amoral prosecutors.
I think the current slowdown is due to economic factors.
If an escort says an overnight is only 6 hours, and he expects the same 1 to 1.5K as everyone else, he's full of it.
Ripoff. I've had gay bodybuilders do 14 hours for the same.
I recall an escort who was proud that he could please a wheelchair bound man with cerebral palsy.
If they give an answer like the OP received, block them and report it here. My opinion.