I mean I respect that you're a glass half full type, the world needs optimism, and I'm not being sarcastic, truly.
That said, most of that simply isn't true.
The number of paying customers for most porn sites has plummeted over the last decade or so. There have been lots of articles about this.
I'm sure it has plummeted even more due to the lack of new material being produced during the pandemic, as well as the financial strain on consumers who have lost jobs and have limited disposable income. Will it ever recover? Who knows, but certainly not to 2015 or 2010 levels.
The volume of professional porn being produced has plummeted too, and this was true even before the pandemic. Look at how many scenes SC and CF used to post each week at their height, five-ten years ago. And look at how much more skillfully produced they were, with a continuous roster of attractive fresh faces each week.
We absolutely do know what performers are making, many have talked about it, the pay is a fraction of what it was a decade ago. Places like SC can't afford to pay what they did in their heyday.
Add to that the fact that Mindgeek hoovered up so many porn sites, and is now in a financially precarious situation.
The glory days of 2010-2015 for professionally produced, high-quality porn are over.
There are definitely a few OnlyFans performers making a fortune, I've read about them, but the vast majority are still struggling and just using it as supplementary income.
