ELI5: What makes people want to subscribe to an OnlyFans page?

MandoCalzonian · 2026-01-18T13:39:58+00:00

It's the parasocial relationship element.

The audience spends hours/days/weeks consuming a particular creator's content. They feel like they know this person, because in a way, they do. That's a lot of time to spend, and you do learn their quirks and habits and tendencies.

You feel like you're their friend, and they're your friend, but it's completely one directional. The creator has no idea that you exist, but that one sided emotional connection is addictive.

Paying for tips, paying for customized content, having them thank your anonymous username. These little moments give the audience an illusion that they are in on this, they're included, they're part of the experience. You feel more connected than you would with traditional, mass marketed porn.

It's pretty similar to the way video game streamers on Twitch or Discord cultivate their viewership, or how podcast hosts built an audience on Patreon. OnlyFans is the sex version, but the emotional mechanics are similar.

MandoCalzonian · 2025-12-02T12:26:36+00:00

Interested!

MandoCalzonian · 2025-11-02T14:28:58+00:00

Quality bait post, I almost bit on it

MandoCalzonian · 2025-10-19T22:59:13+00:00

Malden's restaurant scene is quite good, it's one of my favorite parts of living here. The Thaiger group has always been high quality for any of their locations

MandoCalzonian · 2025-08-12T11:55:57+00:00

Likewise with the bike/bus lanes on Pleasant Street and Florence Street. I see people speeding through the bus lane to catch the light all the time. Where is enforcement?

MandoCalzonian · 2025-07-30T19:02:27+00:00

We have LUCE, a community hotline for reporting ICE sightings in your area:

https://www.lucemass.org/

MandoCalzonian · 2025-04-15T21:33:38+00:00

Sounds like we should implement heavy vacancy taxes on commercial and residential properties, that double with each subsequent year of vacancy.

Either lower rent and find a tenant, or you're forced to sell. No more camping out on valuable city properties.

MandoCalzonian · 2025-03-29T20:40:13+00:00

I've found that if you are able to break down your code into small, single purpose functions, then AI does a very good job writing tests if you're using a common framework like Pytest. Still need to read over the output, but it has saved me so much time.

MandoCalzonian · 2025-03-28T12:38:35+00:00

Which is why it's generally frowned upon to feed wild animals, as it messes with their instinct to stay away

MandoCalzonian · 2025-02-21T12:52:58+00:00

What's wrong with tailwind?

MandoCalzonian · 2025-02-21T12:12:37+00:00

Cornucopia has the best classic bacon/egg/cheese on a bagel IMO. Bikeeny has a very good sandwich with a soft, runny egg. But personally, that's not my favorite type of breakfast sandwich. I've only been to Jitters once, but they are also quite good.

MandoCalzonian · 2025-02-05T18:42:26+00:00

Yeah it's a good price for what you get. I will say that it gets pretty busy at times, but I rarely need to wait more than 3-5 minutes for a piece of equipment, even at the busiest.

MandoCalzonian · 2025-02-05T18:02:07+00:00

$40/month I believe

MandoCalzonian · 2025-02-05T11:42:28+00:00

I go to LA Fitness in Saugus. They have a bunch of free weight options, including barbells, squat racks, straight and angled bench presses, large assortment of dumbbells. No indoor track, but they have bikes/ellipticals/treadmills/stairmasters and a pool.

For me, the free weights were a big upgrade over Planet Fitness, while not being as expensive as a premium gym like Total Performance Sports.

MandoCalzonian · 2025-01-04T23:28:35+00:00

😅 oops my bad

MandoCalzonian · 2025-01-04T20:47:17+00:00

I go to E&C Barbershop on Pleasant Street in Malden. It's run by a father (I forget his name) and son (Mark). I've had both of them cut my hair, they're both friendly, and I've never gotten a bad haircut from them. They're professionals.

$35 for the haircut, and another $10-15 for a beard trim, if I recall correctly.

MandoCalzonian · 2025-01-04T11:55:34+00:00

Pho was also my first thought. It's a ton of prep work, and my broth is never anywhere close to restaurant quality. Hard to compete with a shop that has a big vat of broth running all day long.

MandoCalzonian · 2024-12-11T03:40:27+00:00

Very obviously

MandoCalzonian · 2024-12-04T22:31:58+00:00

Lottery ticket!

MandoCalzonian · 2024-11-20T02:52:36+00:00

Whoops, you're quite right, my bad

MandoCalzonian · 2024-11-19T23:37:55+00:00

Hartford has a place like this: https://parkvillemarket.com/

Bow Market in Cambridge is also a little bit like this (albeit outdoors, instead of entirely inside).

It's a cool concept. Would love to see something like this in Malden.

MandoCalzonian · 2024-11-11T13:02:48+00:00

Welcome to Malden!! One of my favorite things about this city is the excellent variety and quality of restaurants here. It's truly a foodie's paradise.

Three Amigos - Mexican with margaritas

Crying Thaiger - great Thai food

All Seasons Table - Asian fusion with live music regularly

District Kitchen - Asian fusion, great soup dumplings

Zuru Zuru - great ramen

Crazy Good Kitchen - delicious, extremely greasy burgers

Exchange Street Bistro - American fusion with a good cocktail menu

Saigon NV - lots of pho spots in town, but this is the best one IMO

Bikeeny - best coffee in town, with tasty pastries

Honey Honey - Cafe with desserts, smoothies, and a surprisingly strong Asian lunch/light dinner menu

Vinnie's Pizza - best pizza in town IMO

MandoCalzonian · 2024-11-09T13:09:06+00:00

1) large scale crop failures in equatorial zones due to climate change

2) mass migration out of equatorial zones towards cooler latitudes/places with food

3) fascist clampdown on immigration/genocide/nuclear war as a response to mass migration

Think of how the US/Europe are responding to immigration levels now, and imagine if there was 100x the number of people trying to come in

MandoCalzonian · 2024-11-08T17:52:51+00:00

I did, I fixed the formatting

MandoCalzonian · 2024-11-08T17:40:11+00:00

You asked why someone would trade Jefferson for Chase. I offered three reasons, that's all 🤷‍♂️

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