I do not offer BBFS, not even with a test showing me the gentleman was clean the moment he took the test. Too many people in this hobby treat tests like their a tool of prevention. Not even close. I have no idea what he did or how many providers he was raw doggin' with after the test. Testing prevents absolutely nothing. For many in the hobby it gives a false sense of safety and encourages BB and other dangerous activities.
Although I do NOT offer bare back, I still test every month myself. Nothing is 100% safe. We can never eliminate our risk in the hobby, only minimize it. So far every test I've taken through the years is clean. I've never had an STD.
The quality of test matters. I still use the same testing I used when shooting adult films. Its a few hundred dollars every month but well worth it. It will not miss what the typical test from the doctor can miss. It's much more accurate. If an adult actor showed up on set with a test from a doctor, they would be sent home. The cheaper the test, the less accurate and safe it is. Anyone with a test from a doctor can still have a dis ease.
As far as competition goes, I don't compete. Never have in the hobby. Competition is a great thief of joy. It's very limiting as it only requires someone does better then another person or people. It creates "them and us" thinking and separation. Competition is too mindless for me. I keep focus on myself, improve myself in any way that needs it and just be me. I'm unique, not another copy of the same thing in the spirit of competition. I prefer to become unique so very few can actually compete with me. I let others waste their time trying to be better than the next person while I stay in my own lane and focus on what I can control. Competing with those who are putting their own health at risk doesn't sound like healthy competition to me.
Part of the desperate competition is some ladies don't know how to handle their money. In my opinion a provider needs to get herself in a financial situation where it's no big deal if someone passes her over because she won't risk her health by doing BB or simply has a NC/NS or a tour doesn't go as planned. Financial intelligence eliminates the need to compete by doing dangerous things.
Longevity in the hobby is another reason to not do BB. Getting a dis ease will shorten time in the hobby, just like drugs, excessive drinking, poor or no screening, ripping gentlemen off and poor service will. If it gets out into the hobby that someone contracted a dis ease, they will not last long in the hobby. This can be a very lucrative endeavor for an Entrepreneur or anyone who has their life and head together and knows how to handle money.
The most frustrating part of BB is gentlemen offering above the rate to do BB. REALLY???? THAT'S all my health is worth? A few hundred or a grand above my rate? That's it??? I have not lived a healthy lifestyle my entire life to have some disrespectful dude who doesn't care if he gets sick to risk it all for a few hundred measly bucks. I'm priceless, my health is well earned. Don't insult me with BB nonsense. It shows ignorance, not safety.
At the end of the day, we all choose the level of risk we take in the hobby. Everyone has sovereignty over their own bodies. If someone wants to do BB, so be it. I won't do a duo with providers who offer BB. It's not something I'm willing to risk my well being for.
This is just my thoughts