The Michael Shermer Show # 445

Aella is a writer, data analyst, and sex worker who has written extensively about the psychology and economics of online sex work, conducting extensive surveys and research in order to understand the ecosystem of sex workers.

She grew up in Idaho as the oldest of three daughters of conservative parents who were part of a community of fundamentalist Christians, where she was homeschooled.

She eventually became one of the highest-earning creators on OnlyFans, making over $100,000 in some months.

Shermer and Aella discuss: Aella’s conservative Christian upbringing • sex work and feminism • why women are choosier and more risk averse • what men and women regret about sex • BDSM, fetishes, and sexual violence • the women who sell sex and the men who buy sex • agency and volition in sex work • pornography: good or bad? • decriminalizing sex work.

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