I think it's just wrong to say that strippers who selectively "date" a few customers are deluded for thinking they aren't hookers, and to say they're stupid for charging below market rates.
First, the rates. I would think that a component of a prostitute's rate is a risk premium. Whatever screening method she uses, she doesn't have that great an ability to screen out johns who could be dangerous and abusive. Strippers who only "date" customers they've gotten to know pretty well over a decent period of time are in a much better position to protect themselves in this regard. I'd also imagine there's less of an "ick" factor in only selling sex to guys you know pretty well already and have a large hand in choosing, as opposed to complete strangers.
That's from the stripper's perspective. From the customer's prospective, look at the difference in what you have to go through beforehand in order to strike a deal. With a prostitute, you pick up the phone, give some info, make an appointment, and there you are. With the kind of strippers we're talking about, you establish a relationship over a period of weeks or even months, you spend money in the club, and then if you're lucky you get to "date" her -- at her convenience, not yours. Why wouldn't you fairly pay less to the stripper?
The selectivity I referred to above also shows why I don't think these girls are completely deluded in denying they're prostitutes. Prostitutes can have varying degrees of selectivity, but the fact remains that their basic job is to fuck guys they don't know. They can't turn away that many potential johns, or else they're out a job. The kind of strippers we're talking about here, in contrast, will only "date" guys they affirmatively choose to (for whatever reason -- I'm not supporting some customers' delusional posts here that it's all about their sexual magnetism). I don't think these girls are completely on Mars if they don't think of themselves as full-scale prostitutes.
(I hope it goes without saying that none of the foregoing is meant to imply that I think these strippers are "better" than prostitutes. In some ways, I respect prostitutes more for being braver and more upfront. I just think Evan and Jenny are being a bit unfair here.)



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