This is a good essay. I especially liked reading the linked articles.

This one in particular, where I really resonate with the whole thesis of we aren't spending money the same way anymore.

https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/05/the-limits-of-con...

There is a lot to discuss there but I find this paragraph interesting.

> What we are seeing here is the replacement of normal human relationships with virtual monetized relationships.

> It could be argued that virtual prostitutes have seen an increase in their living standards, but in reality, they have likely just replaced being in a relationship in which a man pays for gifts, trips, and other things with virtual prostitution.

The classic incel meme involves a sort of diagram where there is small fraction of men getting the lions share of the sexual attention from women.

But there is this sort of dual one where an extremely small number of women on onlyfans, who themselves are a small fraction of all women in total, make up the majority of all income/attention.