The Stripper FAQ is a fascinating, in-depth look at the business end of exotic dancing. Written by a peeler in NYC, it covers the economics, physicality, and safety of dancing in the nude.
There are two kinds of dancers, subsistence and capital dancers. A subsistence dancer just works enough to get by. Maybe a few days a week, saves little and is always in a financial crisis. I see these girls panicking to get enough dances to pay rent the next day but by the next week they are back to partying, doing drugs, buying expensive clothes and generally pissing away every dime they earn. Their plans for the future are vague at best and even though they claim to realize they can't dance forever they seldom save and invest their money or invest in an education. These girls get out of the business no better then they started and spend the rest of their lives getting their ass pinched in menial, low paying jobs.
(via Memepool)
