Cam models, please advise me on my moral dilemma.

[thealixlynx]

Cam models, please advise me on my moral dilemma.

Hi, I’m brand new to this site (so hopefully I want get blocked) and I’m a new customer in the cam site world.
I have a moral question that’s killing me inside and I feel that cam models are the best people to ask for advice.

I signed upto a cam page last week and bought a bundle of credits.
I’ve been very respectful when on the site.
I don’t freeload on a models page, if I’m on there for more than 30 seconds, I tip.
I mostly go on their pages to see if I’d like to do a cam2cam with them in the future.
I’ve only done 4 cam to cams so far and been respectful everyone time.
I haven’t asked the model to do anything wild, simply to play with herself whilst she watches me play with myself.
I’m guessing that’s a pretty standard request.
I’m never rude, demanding or weird towards the models.

But here is my dilemma.
3 of my c2c’s have been with the same Russian model who I really like.
However, I’m very observant in general and have very quickly picked up on some issues which have now led me to believe with almost certainty that she’s camming from a rented space.
Like I said, I’m new to this world and naively didn’t realise what that meant.
So I did some research and I’m now worried that she’s being exploited.
I feel that she’s only getting a very small portion of the money and I’m worried that she may even be being forced to cam.
The guilt is killing me, but I don’t care about that.
I just want to know what’s best for her.
I know I can’t ask her outright as there’ll be someone monitoring the cam and I wouldn’t want to get her into trouble.
I can tip her more, though I’m not rich and I now feel that she’ll only get a small portion of the money.
I asked her if I could c2c on Friday, but know I don’t know what to do???

I thought what I was doing was mutually beneficial, I was getting a short thrill and I was paying the model for it rather than freeloading on pornhub or somewhere.

the simple option would be not cam with girls from countries where they may be getting exploited, but I already feel that I have some sort of moral responsibility towards her.

I’m not being weird about it, like I’m not saying that I love her and want to fly out and see her or anything.

But I don’t know what the best thing to do is.

please help.

I think you're thinking worst-case scenario here which is very thoughtful...I know someone mentioned above there are crackdowns happening on the shady studios which is true...I would just be business as usual and ask her about the C2C. It's her job and her business and she can say yes or no and let that be that. Studio use IS common over there...I know of some US models who would also use studios because they don't want to cam at home and it's a space to do strictly business in.

 

[CornerStone_]

While studio models end up only keeping about half of what they earn, (1/3 of what you pay if you bulk buy token, 1/4 if you buy them in small amounts), it can still go a long way. For reference, minimal wage in Colombia is 260$ per month. In Russia, it varies between 170 and 280$ per month, depending on where they are. They can easily 3x or 4x that camming in a studio, and 10x that if they are good at it. Another reference, the Median monthly wage in Moscow is about 660$ per month, and a poorly performing studio model should rake in about that.

The studios also provide the hardware and tech support, sometimes they organize classes on sales, make-up, or other stuff to help the models perform better, and they also provide a easy way for the models to be paid because that is not always simple in some places. Plus they get to work in a safe space where they can share tips and experience with others in their profession and greatly lower the risk of being outed to their family.

The only drawback from studios that I see (beside the few that actually exploits the models) is that they are very pushy on performance, because all of their expense (which are relatively high) are fixed, and they need the models to perform to reach a certain threshold before starting to actually make a profit, so that can make it a stressful work environment

 

[Smores]

The only drawback from studios that I see (beside the few that actually exploits the models) is that they are very pushy on performance, because all of their expense (which are relatively high) are fixed, and they need the models to perform to reach a certain threshold before starting to actually make a profit, so that can make it a stressful work environment

If you want to play the devil's advocate and build an argument for exploitation of studio models in Russia, I think the nature of that exploitation is more along the lines that it is incredibly difficult to succeed, and the studios simply let these girls fail and bring in new girls to replace them Most of these models only last a few months.

A typical studio model in Russia gets almost no (useful) performance advice from a typical studio and ends up just looking lost. The advice she usually does get is absolutely random and stupid, and there are often just a lot of threats and strict rules forbidding various actions. She has problems navigating English. She has problems navigating the CB apps. She never figures out proper lighting setup. She never stays around long enough to figure a formula for her show that will bring in repeat customers. Then, on top of all of this, the Russian models are the targets of blackmailers. There is a search Engine in Russia that can link any model's facial features to social media photos.

I think it is okay to feel bad about the circumstances many of those models are in. But there is almost nothing you can do to change it.

 

[curious68]

and on top of that, their chat is full of idiots trying to be 'clever' or just plain horrible