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While I agree with your point about the actors - it's a type of career that draws a certain crowd, OF is something else. The headline-grabbing people are just the most prominent, perhaps the best paid part of it. So sure these are going to be sociopaths who will do anything.
But there's a vast amount of 'models' who just do it as a hobby or side job, because they like showing off due to exhibitionist tendencies, or because they have a rarely appreciated look and like getting validation.
These people don' seem particularly crazy, tbh. Some, sure, but mostly... just..normal. I can always tell who is in it just for the money, and who genuinely likes doing what they do. Most porn, especially big names is.. unwatchable, I just avoid it. The former is tbh repulsive.
Wish we got system-level filtering of all porn, because I'm not resolute enough to stop pirating it regularly. There's an overrepresentation of terrifying people, but how large, it's not clear.
It's allegedly no.3 on the list of the most psychopath-overrepresented professions.
Your formatting got messed up there, all of your list items are listed as #1. Which is actually hilarious, you shouldn't change it.
Was "politician" not included, or did it not make the top 10?
No idea. Would have to track down the origin. But possibly not. Politics is fake today.
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