During a recent chat with a long-term regular from the neighborhood, he posed a few questions that really got us thinking. We dove into an intriguing discussion about the TC market and how different aspects like body type, race, rates, demeanor, perceived "MN Nice-ness" or assertiveness, etc. can affect the market's reaction to a provider. In the middle of our conversation, he dropped this gem: "Familiarity breeds contempt." Of course, I was intrigued by that statement so I asked him to elaborate. And he dropped some food for thought.
He shared that, for years, he had mostly visited touring providers, willing to pay a premium because of the temporary nature of their visit. On the other hand, he didn't have the same sense of urgency with local providers as they are more accessible because they are consistently in the area and local rates often skew a smidge lower than those of traveling providers. It wasn't until COVID that he started "making the rounds" locally.
Now, I'm curious: what do you think about this saying? Do you believe it rings true?
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n.b. this is meant to be a genuine discussion and not an ad... but hey, here we are I guess.
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