Adult is no different than any other business

[sarettah]

Other than that it operates out in the grey area a little more than most.

All the stuff being attributed (in other discussions) to adult are prevalent in almost any other industry/business you can name.

The scammers, cheaters, stealers are there. The pros are there, the hodads are there.

Name me one industry that does not have these elements in them, please.

[Rcourt64]

Originally Posted by sarettah

Other than that it operates out in the grey area a little more than most.

All the stuff being attributed (in other discussions) to adult are prevalent in almost any other industry/business you can name.

The scammers, cheaters, stealers are there. The pros are there, the hodads are there.

Name me one industry that does not have these elements in them, please.

you juts hadda go there?

[sarettah]

Originally Posted by Rcourt64

you juts hadda go there?

Now, you have to be kidding right? That has more crooks, cheaters and scammers than all other industries combined.

[softball]

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. "

The music business fits the bill. It only has thieves and pimps.

[Hammer]

Give me a minute....

Nope, I've got nothing.

[softball]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. "

The music business fits the bill. It only has thieves and pimps.

Damn, I thought this would call out Gonzo fo sho.

[Sexyteaser]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. "

The music business fits the bill. It only has thieves and pimps.

I have to agree with you here - 10 years ago when MCA was converting from a pc based accounting system called accpac to software 2000 they were still running the royalties on a lotus spread sheet and complete with errors you would not believe cheating the talent just like some of the affiliate programs I have seen in the adult business.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by sarettah

Other than that it operates out in the grey area a little more than most.

All the stuff being attributed (in other discussions) to adult are prevalent in almost any other industry/business you can name.

The scammers, cheaters, stealers are there. The pros are there, the hodads are there.

Name me one industry that does not have these elements in them, please.

You can find thieves and corruptions in ANY industry.

BUT here's where I see a key difference in adult. The prevailing attitude in adult is "fuck the surfer". How many other businesses do you know of where SOP is to fuck the customer.

In most other businesses, you want repeat business. Keeping a customer is much cheaper than acquisition. Acquisition costs are high here too, and getting higher every day, yet the way we do retention is simply milk the customer for all we can. We extract money from them til they make us stop with no regard to whether they are getting value for their money.

There are exceptions to this in adult, some companies do provide exactly what they propose and reasonable customer service. But the ratio of scammers to honest entrepeneurs is likely very close to exactly upside down from most traditional businesses.

[ScreaM]

Originally Posted by sarettah

Other than that it operates out in the grey area a little more than most.

All the stuff being attributed (in other discussions) to adult are prevalent in almost any other industry/business you can name.

The scammers, cheaters, stealers are there. The pros are there, the hodads are there.

Name me one industry that does not have these elements in them, please.

You're right. You'll find cheaters and scammers everywhere. We are all human after all.

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

You can find thieves and corruptions in ANY industry.

BUT here's where I see a key difference in adult. The prevailing attitude in adult is "fuck the surfer". How many other businesses do you know of where SOP is to fuck the customer.

In most other businesses, you want repeat business. Keeping a customer is much cheaper than acquisition. Acquisition costs are high here too, and getting higher every day, yet the way we do retention is simply milk the customer for all we can. We extract money from them til they make us stop with no regard to whether they are getting value for their money.

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[gonzo]

Originally Posted by ScreaM

You're right. You'll find cheaters and scammers everywhere. We are all human after all.

Dont know about you but I work in this industry and can give a fuck about cleaning up the rest.

[hndsomegardener]

convince yourself! i suggest you take logic 101.