13 pointsby surprisetalk2 hours ago2 comments
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  • xvxvx2 hours ago
    A few years ago I saw a Twitter post highlighting 2 studies asking sex workers if they had been the victim of childhood sexual assault. One study reported 70% responded ‘yes’. The 2nd study reported 90%.

    If 70-90% of people working in AI had been the victim of childhood sexual assault, we would question WTF was going on. Yet ‘sex work’ gets a pass.

    • wenjel20 minutes ago
      It gets a pass because there are far too many men out there who self-servingly advocate for this form of paid rape.
    • purpleflame125731 minutes ago
      1) Sex work is largely criminalized around the world today.

      2) Yes, childhood sexual abuse (again, also a crime) is associated with both hypo and hyper sexuality. Hypersexual individuals are more likely to engage in sex work.

    • happytoexplain31 minutes ago
      Gets a pass on what? Asking "what is going on" with the correlation? Is it mysterious? It's very unclear what you're trying to say.
    • kayodelycaon24 minutes ago
      I absolutely believe it could be 90%. And it happens a lot more often than people think. The estimated average across the general population is roughly 1 in 4 for girls and 1 in 6 for boys. The vast majority are by family (3 in 4).

      But I'd hesitate to say that is conclusive without seeing how it is across other professions as well.

      I suspect it's more strong correlation than strong causation without more data to the contrary.

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