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Don't forget that..
if you believe that you alone are virtuous, giving and respectful. But you just do you, it seems to work for you. 
Zen is on super-secret moderation and his responses are not showing up quickly enough to have any real dialogue to inform your "reading between the lines".
Definition from Merriam Webster:
"an exorbitant charge levied by a person or group having the power of coercion".
Hmmm... how could this possibly apply in the hobby?
When I read some of the shit posted here and other sites, I conclude that more and more providers expect tribute as their due.
Exorbitant gifts, tips, gift cards for making an inquiry (or even for saying you are sorry)... are all forms of tribute. When they rise to the level of tribute, they have become cultural entitlements.
I get that power flows and is inconstant, but am I wrong here?
Gift cards for merely inquiring? And who is demanding "exorbitant" gifts or tips? These are not my experiences at all. Can you please elaborate?
I thought that you were trying to make peace with the Twitter Hotties?
nor do I think I am a lightning rod to unite them (for or against me).
No, I think my musing based upon a few current threads simply asks a relevant question or two and provokes some thought about the nature of power, coercion and tribute.
Anyone who does not feel they exert coercion should be quite unruffled, IMO.
Hell hath no fury like a BSU scorned. lol
So Zen, let me ask you, what was the last straw which FINALLY broke your back and turned you against your former masters?
be, how much "tribute" did they get him for?
I've certainly not dropped names and pointed fingers, and "Twitter" is not a hive-mind. There are at least a few independent thinkers.
I am merely fascinated by the changes in power and power tactics used, from the level of the date to the level of intimidation one might expect of a hive-mind.
I'd similarly question coercion and tribute as power tactics borne by reviews.
Your post, while using the word doesn't make clear if you know this. I'm not terribly familiar with the term as it's used in this world and am too lazy to look into it. But my impression is it's used by women who offer the bizarre "service" called financial domination, where their "wallet pigs" get off by suffering the humiliation of being "forced" to give them cash and usually not even have sex with them. Sounds to me like the most pathetic excuse for a "man" I can imagine.
From the UD:
Financial Domination
The fetish/fantasy/lifestyle act of one person being submissive with their finances (giving money) and the other person taking or demanding finances(receiving money).
I took his money and gave him nothing in return like a real mistress of Financial Domination does.
by Mistress Claire Dollface February 12, 2017
I believe the FinDom afficionados refer to themselves as PayPigs.
For me, that's a shudder, a shrug and a big enjoy yourselves paypigs - whoever you are.
Multiple Choice:
A. Zen is mad because he doesn't have the coin to play at the level that he would like to play at
B. Zen is growing balls
C. Zen has been banished by the Twitter Hotties and sees no way to make amends so he has turned against them
D. Zen is drunk and will wake up tomorrow and regret this post
E. All of the above
-- Modified on 2/9/2021 12:14:13 AM
Zen is on super-secret moderation and his responses are not showing up quickly enough to have any real dialogue to inform your "reading between the lines".
A. Probably true.
B. No Way. It will never happen.
C. Most likely true!!
D. Don' know nor care
We're not worthy of judging especially if we're not paying for the privilege.
"Millions for defense, but not a cent for tribute!" -- Robert Goodloe Harper
although there certainly used to be a balancing power in reviews.
Zen,
Is there an age correlation here?
I do feel there is an entitlement culture with younger folks, I have experienced only twice in the hobby.
And yes, our Boomer generation had an entitlement element as well, and then we grew up.
I think it is experience and having been through several changes in the way the business works and it's drivers. This may correlate with age, but it isn't caused by age, per se.
I see quite a few young providers with excellent client skills and no pretension towards tribute.
I hadn't thought about review coercion as being age-correlated. Gotta think about that one.
There are bitter old ladies who think they are "entitled" to perfect 9-10 type reviews even though they don't have the looks or service to justify 9-10 review scores.
That is why they want to get rid of the "juicy details" and want the right to comment on reviews.
Most of the whores develop their sense of entitlement because of weak minded men who agree with everything they say and jump through hoops just to see them.
It's just verbiage. Granted 'tribute' often shows up on FemDom sites but I'm not offended, threatened, or insulted by a choice of words.
I have had the amazing pleasure of seeing all types of escorts, from the more reasonably priced ones to the very expensive ladies who ask for quite a bit before seeing them (personal ID, deposits, etc) but at no time has any of them every said, or implied, I needed to send them a gift or tip just for "making an inquiry." Thats not to mean I haven't gifted and tipped on occasion, but never once did I ever feel pressured, or even asked, to do so and certainly not during the initial contact. Those gestures, that always came from me, were always received with gratitude. So without examples, I think you may be making this up as some sort of click bait.
if you believe that you alone are virtuous, giving and respectful. But you just do you, it seems to work for you.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. You haven't even attempted to provide ANY proof. I will stick with my initial assessment. Click bait.
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