The owner of OnlyFans, a site known for its adult content that is credited with revolutionising the online porn industry, has died at the age of 43.

Leonid Radvinsky, who was born in Ukraine and grew up in Chicago, had purchased the company in 2018 from its two UK-based founders.

The site's popularity surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, landing him on Forbes' annual list of billionaires just three years later.

He "passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer," OnlyFans confirmed in a statement, which asked for privacy for his family.

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[–] 37 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (17 children)

I’ll toss one off in his honor

But one of the first things I learned from the Internet in the 90s is that I will never ever have to pay for porn

Edit: ok, so I get that OnlyFans was more about the eSexWork part of the CumCalculus, but, still, not for me. No judgment, though. In fact, I had some friends that found it quite empowering.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    It may sound weird, but the only person I follow on OnlyFans (and have paid for) is a friend of mine, someone I've hung out with in real life. She only did it because she was struggling to make enough money, even with a job!

    It was a little weird, I guess, to see her boobs online and then go hang out at her house, but whatever.

    Oh, also I guess I follow Markiplier who posted "tasteful nudes" and donated all the money to charity.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    That is sweet as a kind kind of borderline “supporting a friend/boundary violation“. Without knowing more, I’m not entirely sure how to judge the situation?

    Markplier… why does that sound familiar? I don’t think I want the answer to that.

    Human sexuality is both complicated and complex to infinity. Unless it harms someone, I am in no place to be judgmental.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    Markiplier is a YouTuber, he plays video games and it's fun to watch him scream at horror games - like Five Nights at Freddy's.

    He also made a movie based off a video game called Iron Lung.

    His "tasteful nudes" don't actually show any nudity (except maybe his butt).

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  • [+] -22 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    I had some friends that found it quite empowering.

    What's empowering about whoring yourself to the same people that are responsible for why everything is so expensive?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (8 children)

    That’s… Not how that works. And shaming people who have no shame over their own sexuality and bodies is exactly the problem here. I’m referring to sex work. Not billionaires.

    Your (quite legitimate) problem with billionaires is only tangentially related.

    If you wanna make a case that this particular billionaire was a bad guy, then submit your evidence. “Billionaires Bad!” is insufficient.

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  • [+] -6 points 5 months ago* (7 children)

    That is how it works for the vast majority of people.

    Very, very few of them are "empowered" by their position.

    I'm also not just talking about billionaires.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

    How typical. Shameful people pretending that their shame is everyone’s shame. Well let me tell you something, honey, it isn’t. Your shame is your shame. Other people don’t suffer your pain because it is your pain. And it’s your pain because you put it on yourself, asshole

    I don’t wanna hear any more of your ignorance or any more of your excuses for your ignorance. It’s all bullshit.

    And the only shame here should be for that: your ignorance

    In psychology, they call it projection

    Edit: and to be fair? You really shouldn’t be feeling that shame either. You should talk to someone and work it out. Love yourself so others can love you too.

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  • [–] -4 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    It's not my shame, but the shame of people who are forced into prostitution because of their socioeconomic standing.

    I'll be sure to let them know how you feel, though.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (4 children)

    psychological projection

    It’s not everyone else, honey, it’s you. Learn to love yourself. You’re worth it.

    I promise ❤️

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    No, it's the vast majority of them. The vast majority of people in prostitution feel no empowerment and in fact it's the opposite; they're ashamed of their position and would change it if they realistically could.

    If you disagree, then you're wrong. It really is that simple.

    There is nothing empowering about whoring yourself out for money to the same people profiting off of your destitution.

    It doesn't matter how many people upvote you on the internet. You're still wrong.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    This isn’t a conversation about prostitution. And this isn’t a conversation about me.

    This is a conversation about your silly opinions and how they are formed by projecting your negative feelings about yourself onto others and that you do that because you hold a negative self image and have low self-esteem.

    And that is unfortunate and you could do better.

    But good news! You can get help. Capable therapists are but a website away :-)

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