Re: Hobby economics in the pandemic era.
I would think that the supply/demand effect would control movement of donations up or down.
Originally Posted by ICU 812
You are arguing at the macro level, which is an interesting area in and by itself: Should prices in general go up or down during a pandemic. I'm making a case at the micro level, independent of the pandemic.
For example, one provider of mine (which shall remain unnamed) has an insatiable appetite for the casino tables, so she oscillates between being broke, and temporarily flush from hosting dicks
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When she's broke, she texts me and her other regulars "Available!". That's when you can bargain (not that I ever bargain with her, but you get the point: I could easily take advantage of her weak position).
When she's flush, I never hear from her, and I do the texting - not a good bargaining position for a john.
Other babes that don't know what a savings account is (or can never fill one up due to debt) can get real desperate too, when time comes to pay the rent. Rather than trying to take advantage, I try to provide a bit of a BFE with an extra tip, and reap the GFE benefits of gratitude... Works for me often enough...