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The photos seem to be either quite outdated or heavily edited. Based on them, I expected to meet the same smiling and attractive guy, but in person he appeared noticeably older.
I was also put off by his bad breath and rather untidy clothes.
Toward the end of the massage, while I was still lying there and expected the session to be properly finished, he picked up his phone and started reading and replying to text messages. He even got dressed, giving the impression that our time was up, although it actually wasn't. Overall, the experience felt unprofessional, and I do not plan to book his services again.

That decision is totally yours but from a client point of view, at least for the first visit I would keep the same price and at that visit I would inform the client that the rates are going up for the next visit.  I think you will lose a few clients but better for them not to call after that first visit rather then put them in an awkward position on the phone.  If the provider told me his rates went up on the phone or by text, I would be more inclined to not hire, not because of the money but because of the lack of respect for previous visits.  After the first one, face to face, and then let the client decide if he likes you enough to pay the extra freight charge.  

I can understand why Signal is the best option from a security standpoint, unless, of course, you accidentally invite an investigative journalist into your chat. 

Completely agree and i think about "why aren't providers/clients all on Signal or Threema?" a lot too. I have the same critiques of WhatsApp and all Meta/Facebook companies in general. I greatly dislike using their products/services and options like Signal or Threema are better in terms of privacy/anonymity.
WhatsApp is widely popular mainly just because it'd already been the most widely used messaging app globally for a long time. It was one of the first messaging apps that really took off in widespread use during the times when regular SMS/MMS texting used to cost money, especially for international messaging. It's never lost that first mover/most popular app advantage.
You may be aware of a lot of this, but under the hood, WhatsApp actually uses the same open source encryption protocol that Signal created and uses. The WhatsApp messages contents are truly encrypted, by default, in transit from device A to device B to the same level as they are on Signal and Meta can't read the messages. Which is actually a notable advantage over Telegram which does not encrypt messages unless you activate "Secret Chats". Which you have to do separately with each individual person you're messaging. Telegram's encryption for Secret Chat's uses MT Proto 2.0 protocol which is Telegram's custom, but mostly open source, encryption protocol and to my knowledge it works similarly but it's not the Signal protocol like Signal and WhatsApp use. Check this out for a deeper dive on WhatsApp encryption/data handling: https://www.securityhero.io/is-whatsapp-safe/
The same is true for Google RCS texting. RCS is the replacement to SMS/MMS that Google uses a closed version of (there's an open standard version but Google and phone carriers made it so that version doesn't get updates to make it usable for third party texting apps like Textra or other texting apps) and is the default messaging app on nearly all Android phones. It also has cross compatibility including encryption with Apple iMessage as of fairly recently, so iMessage texts with an Android user no longer fall back to SMS/MMS but to RCS on supported iOS and Android versions. This is also another main way sex workers/clients communicate. It also is encrypted, but Google and the phone carriers have the other identifying metadata just like WhatsApp and Telegram do.
These big companies largely don't want or need the actual content of our messages anymore, but they do keep the metadata logs of who we message, when, where you are, device IP addresses, how much/long you use the app for, and other metadata (for years) and this is largely the info they are using to still build advertising profiles on us and to turn over to law enforcement when compelled to do so. That can then be what's used to get a warrant for a device search and they get message content from the actual devices of the users if it is still on the device.
The advantage Signal has is that the messages/underlying protocol are fully encrypted and open source, the user facing app and server code itself is also open source meaning you or a trusted auditor can actually check that the app functions the way the developers say it does (not the case with Telegram and Whatsapp), and 3rd party code audits repeatedly show that basically the only data they ever have is when you made your account and the most recent time you last used the app/pinged a server. They don't even have the metadata for who is messaging who and when, let alone message content. It's all encrypted along with the message content.
I feel like Signal isn't well advertised outside of tech minded/privacy minded people and spaces. It's most popular with politicians/government workers, reporters, political activists, and privacy seeking regular users. So i don't think many in the sex work space even know it's an option or they don't fully see the upside when WhatsApp/Telegram have the option to encrypt message content too (which of course is not the only aspect of messaging privacy that matters).
Signal also has the problem any app competing with an entrenched dominating competitor in it's field has. Getting large swathes of people, even those just among a niche group, to switch apps/services is always a near impossible task unless something monumental happens that causes a mass user exodus from the popular app to an agreed upon alternative.
 
This is objectively not true. Privacy is still a thing, and it's why the powers that be are still trying to increase their encroachment on it. Many countries/governments are still actively trying (and have not yet succeeded) to ban or gain backdoor access to things like encrypted apps or VPNs specifically because they do provide privacy.
Privacy is important, is still attainable to varying degrees if you're willing to become technologically savvy and give up/find alternatives to certain conveniences we're all used to in the digital age. Many just simply aren't willing to put in that effort/give up those conveniences or don't know how or don't care how to figure it out. Which is why those that feel the way you do default to that position. It's not that we can't, it's that you don't want/care to because the conveniences you get in exchange for your privacy are worth it to you. You don't understand or just aren't usually the one directly affected by the instances when that trade off is abused. 
And that's truly totally fine, but just be aware and honest about it at least. Lack of privacy is not at all something you have to just accept, and some semblance of privacy is something everyone needs to varying degrees. Whether you think you have something to hide or not (and whether you do or not is subjective and sometimes isn't always up to you).

I make it a point to always tell my providers - in advance, before we meet - that I use poppers. I do not recall that a provider has refused to see me or asked me not to do them during our session. Occasionally, a provider will ask to partake and I happily share. 

Agreed, poppers aren’t considered PNP, they’re pretty much in a category by themselves and more commonly used than you might think. Just ask the guy if he’s ok with you using them. 
From time to time guys will ask me to pick some up for them as they don’t want to buy them themselves. I’ll just buy a small bottle and give it to the guy still sealed and unopened. 

Popper use is not usually considered "PNP." To your point, the best way to find out is to ask. 
 

If you want to cape for the worst people in our country, by all means do so. But let's stick to facts: 
https://itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2025/
https://americansfortaxfairness.org/musks-11-billion-tax-bill-big-news-just-10-wealth-increase-far-year/
https://americansfortaxfairness.org/based-wealth-growth-26-top-billionaires-paid-average-income-tax-rate-just-4-8-6-recent-years/
https://itep.org/jeff-bezos-taxes-amazon-corporate-subsidies/
For comparison, my husband and I pay about 35% in annual taxes. And my consultancy pays about 30%. How do I get the 0 percent rate? 

The only way for social security to run out of money is for everyone younger to stop working. Those working cover those currently retired. A simple way to ensure its solvency would be to lift the cap (currently $184k). If that’s insufficient, they could start taxing some kinds of capital gains as income. Right now the ultra rich are not paying any taxes, nor are most multinational corporations. All that’s lacking is the political will but that’s changing. 

My recent conversation with my financial advisor ended with this:   Since you are not interested particularly in leaving money behind, the only advice I have for you is to start spending more.     So there you have it.  I am helping more people and hiring when the mood strikes.  

My father was a very successful homophobic asshole.  I enjoy spending the money I was left on escorts.  

This is why the average age of the members here is…well…somewhat past median 😉

So true, so very true.  I have many much younger coworkers and friends who earn way less than me who are willing to shell out >$10K to chase after pop concerts (e.g. Taylor Swift, K-pop craze), paying for hotels and flights just to see someone they can't even touch.
And then I have friends who spend a fortune on Rolex, designer fashion, jewelry, handbags, etc. just to show the world they can afford it.
And then there are those who invest in expensive hobbies (golf, sailing, race cars, aviation, horse riding, etc.).  The list goes on and on.
To me, spending a few hundred dollars once in a while to have an ecstatic + euphoric one-on-one experience is 100X more worthwhile than all of the above.
It's a matter of priorities and perceived values.
As a wise person once told me, "The money you earn is not really yours until the moment you spend it," I allow myself to enjoy controlled, carefully calculated indulgences.

I'm not rich either but hiring providers is my preference with the extra money I do have. My one sibling goes to a ton of concerts, my other sibling goes to a ton of sports events. So providers is my choice entertainment. 😁

thank you, but in your eagerness to post you KINDA missed the point here
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Not really sure what HOT or oinker has to do with any of this.  There is a (hot) guy that travels around the Midwest quite a bit.  He advertises on Sniffies and runs anonymous cumdumps while he is in town.  He'll run a cumdump from 4-7, get bred by 10-20 guys and then starts booking clients in the evening.  If I'm a prospective client, why would I pay $300+ if I can fuck him for free?  Just seems like a bad business decision to me. 

ummhhh..... learn how to "read the room", man

I don't see anything wrong about an escort meeting up with HOT guys in between his paid sessions. Why shouldn't he actually ENJOY sex once in a while, instead of holding his nose and sticking it in some old fat oinker for work ?

I love sex clubs.  The atmosphere, the music, the sounds, the men!  One Friday night, a while ago, I ran into my all-time favorite escort, David, in San Francisco, I've had 20 times over 15 years.  He was free that evening, so I asked if he was up for a sex club.  The idea was very simple.  He goes in first (at my expense, of course), and about 10 minutes later, I show up.  (The understanding going into this was that I am the only person who can have his cock!  His beautiful, muscled body, if he chooses, can be open season.)  We couldn't find a cubicle or private(ish) space, so we played out in the open.  I was on my knees, and some other beautiful muscle gym goer he knew started kissing him and feeling his body, and I sucked them BOTH!!  It was amazing!   

I want to recreate something like that with a new(er) muscled escort. 

A sensual masseur I had seen many times had a cave of a belly button, so I asked him one day if I could fuck it. Actual anal sex was off the table since he was in a committed threesome relationship, which didn't surprise me. The guy was hot. I pulled out and shot all over his hulking chest and hit his face, too. That was the day I learned he wasn't a swallower, as when he yelled out an expletive with my first squirt, the second squirt hit the mouth - jackpot!

I can't explain it myself either.  Any tattoo on the neck is another immediate turn-off for me.

When Ricky Martin proposed to me I asked him to have the tattoos removed. He declined.

Some dudes say “tattoos are not classy”
like if hiring prostitutes is.

Yes--and it must be mutual.