Lots of people are still hooking up

[+ RJD]

Sorry, what is your thinking process here? If they go with their ad live and they clearly set their status as AVAILABLE NOW FOR THE NEXT X HOURS. Sorry but I do not need to ask ANYTHING. TOP OF MIND MARKETING MY ASS. Everyone is free to do as they wish, so do I. Some people will care, others clearly won’t. They don’t give a fuck about human lives? Neither do I about theirs. And if by chance someone asks me I will tell what I saw and I will NOT recommend them.

 

Considering when I started in this industry I made a majority of my income from doing webcam shows. Have you considered the possibility that they are "AVAILABLE NOW FOR THE NEXT X HOURS" for webcam shows? #AssumptionsKill

 

Maybe a reasonable and responsible compromise would be for the providers to activate their “available now” status, remove their travel schedule, and change their ad to include something like “out of respect for potential clients’ and my health, I am only available for on-line entertainment until we can safely meet in person.” It allows the provider to make some income, shows they’re being responsible, and avoids any negative assumptions being made about anyone’s integrity or character. Just a thought.

[RealAvalon]

Soon, there are going to be providers who have had COVID-19 and have fully recovered, no longer contagious and have immunity.

And, in terms of marketing, that might be a new tag line for some guys - COVID19 immunity. Documentation provided.

[Guy Fawkes]

I have to keep reminding myself that I can't be responsive for anybody but myself. Just like I say on the 4th of July: "Be safe and Be sane."

Keeping a blacklist is repugnant in my mind.

 

@MrMattBig: Sonic Drive-In is open untll midnight. I have two face masks and I'd even consider somehow finding the XL gloves that seem to be short supply. However, other than enjoying a late night snack... I shall not be petting your pussy, either doggy style or otherwise .

 

It’s appalling to me that people are still hooking up with such frequency, but my friends and I are seeing it happen every day in both the straight and gay communities. People are off work or working from home and have the free time to do it. They rationalize it by saying I don’t have the virus, you don’t have the virus, so it’s okay for us to get together. And it’s not even taboo that people are hooking up: they’re bragging to me about it.

 

In order to mitigate their risk of contracting the virus, people are having sex outside or having sex doggie style and avoiding the missionary position and kissing. I wish I were joking.

Edited April 5, 2020 by Guy Fawkes

[+ Italiano]

Not only people who are hooking up for free or for pay are INSANE:

 

[+ José Soplanucas]

Thank you to all of you showing empathy and humanity during this crisis. Definitely it is not time for judging and blacklisting anyone. Special thanks to @purplekow , who is not only fighting the novo-coronavirus in the trenches, but also coming here to show human empathy for everyone, and to confront the sex negativity of targeting only sex workers, when the people not following the guidelines for physical distancing are actually from all professional fields, and are doing it for many reasons besides fucking, like the good souls referenced before by [uSER=3916]@xafnndapp[/uSER] .

 

But talking about sex, this weekend closes my 4th week without hooking up. I am a slut and I am horny, and I may be weak and break my abstinence, but I am doing my best and so far successfully avoiding temptations. Shout out to me and to everyone who is working hard on doing the socially responsible thing.

 

If you are not following the isolation guidelines, I ask you please to reconsider whether you are a sex worker or not. If you are following the guidelines, and pointing and judging and labeling others because of their reaction to this specific crisis, I encourage you to review your attitude and your mindset.

Edited April 5, 2020 by latbear4blk

[Quincy_7]

Rentmen is as alive and bustling as ever. The number of escorts on my buddylist I see with "available now" on their profiles is the same as before the pandemic. In fact, new escort profiles are popping up (I would guess as people in service industry jobs are laid off and need money.)

[+ Pensant]

I just had a pleasant exchange with (to me) a very cute provider in Seattle. I mentioned that I wanted to see him in June if it’s safe to, and hoped that he’d still be available. He responded in a very friendly way and said that he would be available then and told me to “stay safe”. I suspect that he wants to keep his profile up for future business. I wouldn’t even think of judging him since he’s not hustling for business. He’s one I’ll look forward to meeting when this subsides.

[MikeBiDude]

There have been previous threads, discussions, and posts RE: RM “available now” doesn’t necessarily mean “available now” ??‍♂️

[Quincy_7]

There have been previous threads, discussions, and posts RE: RM “available now” doesn’t necessarily mean “available now” ??‍♂️

 

Can you point me to those threads?

[lonely_john]

I have to keep reminding myself that I can't be responsive for anybody but myself. Just like I say on the 4th of July: "Be safe and Be sane."

Keeping a blacklist is repugnant in my mind.

 

@MrMattBig: Sonic Drive-In is open untll midnight. I have two face masks and I'd even consider somehow finding the XL gloves that seem to be short supply. However, other than enjoying a late night snack... I shall not be petting your pussy, either doggy style or otherwise .

I also think many things are repugnant and I DECIDE not to engage in them. You have your right I have mine. Period.

[lonely_john]

Considering when I started in this industry I made a majority of my income from doing webcam shows. Have you considered the possibility that they are "AVAILABLE NOW FOR THE NEXT X HOURS" for webcam shows? #AssumptionsKill

 

This also brings up the question about how long someone should stay in self-isolation after recovering from COVID-19. Soon, there are going to be providers who have had COVID-19 and have fully recovered, no longer contagious and have immunity.

Please read the news. Let’s say you recovered, that means nothing to the rest but yourself. Even being recovered you can still infect others because it’s airborne and you can port it with you in your clothes or if you touched any surface. The only way for everyone to acquire immunity is via 2 ways: 1. you recovered by our own immune system, i.e. not cured using any drugs, and 2. You were vaccinated before being exposed to the virus. The fastest vaccine will come in around in 12 to 18 months.

 

This virus is really really nasty. Now there are reports of people who were cured or recovered getting reinfected, other people being infectious for more than 15 (49) days, or relapsing from recovery and this is not being publicly discussed by the government. I took my time and checked every escort profile I blacklisted. They were not promoting any OnlyFans or JFF or webcam service. I even took the time and messaged some of them. They are seeing people. It might sound cruel or misguided but they actually don’t give a fuck if they are inadvertently killing people.

Edited April 6, 2020 by lonely_john

[LookingAround]

Please read the news. Let’s say you recovered, that means nothing to the rest but yourself. Even being recovered you can still infect others because it’s airborne and you can port it with you if you touched any surface. The only way for everyone to be protected is acquire immunity via 2 ways: 1. You recovered by your own immune system, meaning you were not cured using any drugs, and 2. You were vaccinated before being exposed to the virus. The fastest vaccine will come in around in 12 to 18 months.

 

Now there are reports of people who recovered and getting reinfected or relapsing from recovery and this is not being publicly discussed by the government. I took my time and checked every escort profile I blacklisted. They were not promoting any OnlyFans or JFF or webcam service. I even took the time and messaged some of them. They are seeing people. They just don’t give a fuck. It might sound cruel or misguided but they actually don’t give a fuck if they are inadvertently killing people.

Who named you the Rentmen police?

[lonely_john]

Who named you the Rentmen police?

Nobody. I’m saying what I’m doing for myself. You can do for yourself what you want.

Edited April 6, 2020 by lonely_john

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I blacklisted those with their rentmen ads on, not using the freeze or covid19 options. There are some who are even traveling. It’s frankly irresponsible and insulting to clients.

 

Clearly, you didn't understand my reply. That's fine.

 

Blind anger instead of critical, metered thought is not what this board needs right now.

 

Blacklisting so quickly IS repugnant.

Edited April 5, 2020 by Benjamin_Nicholas

[borgerback]

Fear does a lot of nasty stuff to our brains. When you experience the fight-or-flight response and can't fly (you're already at home) and can't fight (the real enemy is too small to hit), it gets elevated to a mental battle. I only hope that people in general will not carry it outside. Another reason for bringing a semblance of normal back 'on line' as soon as reasonably feasible. My prediction: civil unrest in the United States in May if we are still required to remain on lock-down.

 

My recommendation: re-sanitize all your touch surfaces. I live with three other people, one of whom is high-functioning autistic; training him to constantly wash his hands and sanitize surfaces has been an interesting and diverting challenge during this time.

[Rudynate]

And, in terms of marketing, that might be a new tag line for some guys - COVID19 immunity. Documentation provided.

 

 

 

That's a big assumption, that, having had the disease, they have immunity. The experts are saying that they just don't know. It's worth noting that being positive for HIV antibodies doesnt confer immunity to HIV.

[RealAvalon]

That's a big assumption, that, having had the disease, they have immunity. The experts are saying that they just don't know. It's worth noting that being positive for HIV antibodies doesnt confer immunity to HIV.

Yes

[Rudynate]

Fear does a lot of nasty stuff to our brains. When you experience the fight-or-flight response and can't fly (you're already at home) and can't fight (the real enemy is too small to hit), it gets elevated to a mental battle. I only hope that people in general will not carry it outside. Another reason for bringing a semblance of normal back 'on line' as soon as reasonably feasible. My prediction: civil unrest in the United States in May if we are still required to remain on lock-down.

 

My recommendation: re-sanitize all your touch surfaces. I live with three other people, one of whom is high-functioning autistic; training him to constantly wash his hands and sanitize surfaces has been an interesting and diverting challenge during this time.

 

 

After nearly 3 weeks of lockdown, San Francisco is starting to have a bit of a Mad Max feel. The traffic is weird-people speeding on the city streets and running stop signs and red lights.

[Guy Fawkes]

I also think many things are repugnant and I DECIDE not to engage in them. You have your right I have mine. Period.

[Rudynate]

So a typical day in San Francisco?

 

 

This has a distinct lawless feel to it.

[RealAvalon]

After nearly 3 weeks of lockdown, San Francisco is starting to have a bit of a Mad Max feel. The traffic is weird-people speeding on the city streets and running stop signs and red lights.

I was in San Fran in February. I couldn't believe the traffic management. All those freeways cutting through the City. Historically bad planning

[+ honcho]

This has a distinct lawless feel to it.

 

Another instance of something I see as being true, but I'm not happy about and hesitant to "like".

 

Traffic on the freeway also seems reckless and at least 15 mph over the posted speed *on the average*. I normally don't like to toodle

along in the slow lane because my car is severely underpowered (it's the honda imitation prius, which breaks fine but takes forever to come back up to speed), but I'm doing that just to avoid the total crazies.

[Rudynate]

I was in San Fran in February. I couldn't believe the traffic management. All those freeways cutting through the City. Historically bad planning

 

 

They took one out in the 90's - the Embarcadero Freeway. If you think it's bad now, you should see what they had planned for it during that crazy urban renewal binge in the late 50s - early 60s. The entire city was going to be criss-crossed with freeways. The old money in San Francisco managed to get most of the projects killed.

[RealAvalon]

They took one out in the 90's - the Embarcadero Freeway. If you think it's bad now, you should see what they had planned for it during that crazy urban renewal binge in the late 50s - early 60s. The entire city was going to be criss-crossed with freeways. The old money in San Francisco managed to get most of the projects killed.

One of the few times I will say "thank you old money."

[Jarrod_Uncut]

I blacklisted those with their rentmen ads on, not using the freeze or covid19 options. There are some who are even traveling. It’s frankly irresponsible and insulting to clients.

 

So basically what you're saying is:

 

It's irresponsible and insulting to be available to the clients who have look us up, and contacted us prior, during and after the inception of this pandemic, because we provided them with a welcome escape from reality for a mere hour or 2 of time?

 

Last time I checked, I thought what we did with our bodies was between 2 or more consenting adults? It's akin to saying how dare someone become a bartender and serve drinks...that's irresponsible and insulting to all the people who have been killed due to drunk drivers and overdoses.

 

It must be extremely insulting considering liquor stores are still operating as essential businesses right now. It would be like me condemning the makers of Jameson Irish Whisky, or the car manufacturer Infiniti for a crash that took my friend’s life away a couple years ago:

 

 

It’s appalling to me that people are still hooking up with such frequency, but my friends and I are seeing it happen every day in both the straight and gay communities.

 

 

Everybody has a right to free will and choice. 2 people who choose to hookup and have sex in the privacy of their own home, is not going to make or break the fate of society. If that was the case, people would be practicing abstinence loooong before this, considering the abundance of STD and infectious diseases that have been around.

Edited April 6, 2020 by Jarrod_Uncut