Thanks for distinction between anonymous and private.
As a viewer, I have become addicted to very small rooms on MFC and I am actively avoiding the popular ones. It is a much more intimate experience to enter the room of a Russian model who has three people in her room and get a real conversation going with her. I tip after each comment so I'm not abusing her lack of audience either.
I go into rooms of any size, and have enjoyed my time there. As to Russian models, and small rooms, it's a mixed bag. I have been in a number of different Russian models rooms, and almost all but a few are quick on the draw to ask for tokens. Hell, there's times where I'll log in and within seconds I get a PM from them "Hey BB! I need 10tkns to close my goal." Or, similar. Which gets tiresome, and my account name has now been spread to all models in the studio so I get constant pm's from ones I have never spoken to before saying they missed me, etc. WtF?!
I also get the uncomfortable feeling in many of these rooms that the model is being supervised and has so many restrictions on her behavior that it is artificial. I sometimes just send my e-mail by MFC Mail, hoping to give them a way to have a more free conversation from home. The few times I have started with the model by e-mail, I always get the feeling that they literally are unable to think about their performances in any kind of strategic context. You cannot even really get them into a mode of thinking where it possible to improve anything. For me as the person who wants to "rescue" them from their studio system, that is horribly frustrating. You are dealing with the slave who doesn't understand her slavery and doesn't have the ability to do anything to change it. Yet, they are not happy with their slavery either. They will openly complain to you about it. They just won't think through what it would take to break the chain.
Stop with the "rescue" mentality, as it won't do much good for reasons you describe quite well. This is why I think it's a cultural difference, as many can't seem to think/act too much beyond what they already do.
The only thing that seems to work with the Eastern European models is time. They trust very slowly, but the trust is formed based on your consistency and the amount of time you spend with them (think months not days). Ultimately you can end up with real friends. This is in contrast to the more popular rooms, where the model simply does not have the time to have a deep conversation, and even if she did you are one of dozens doing the same with her. Those rooms are all about money.
I have to disagree with you here on many points. I've had Russian women latch onto me for money, as well as some seem to genuinely like the chat via message app they use. But, in nearly all cases, I get the "Hey bb, what u do now? Come see me at work" messages, and it all turns money. Don't get me wrong, I have had some very good conversations with some of them. But, I always get the feeling they either want me to give them money, come see them when working (give them money). Or, they want to try and use emotions in some way to support them (give money) or marry them (get them out of Russia/give them money).
So, I would be extremely cautious of being "real friends" with said Eastern Euro models especially when you've said you tip after every comment. I will say, I know one very well, and we communicate frequently with never talk of her asking for anything and she is genuinely appreciative of honest talk with her. But, she does not work in a studio.
As to the popular rooms, I will have to disagree with you there too. They are not "all about money" either. I frequent a couple of top models rooms quite often (multiple times per week), and have had some very good conversations with them. Either in chat room, or via PM. When they know I've been busy, or not expected to log on due to schedule, I'll occasionally get a "Hi! I wasn't expecting to see you tonight. Hope things are good for you?" type PMs from them. Or, I'll also get direct messages from them in Snap, or other apps wishing me a good day, and I know it's not a broadcast message as it has specifc things we talked about.
That being said, I'm also not the type to get bothered by a top model if she doesn't respond to me right away when in the room, via site PM's. Or, for that matter, if it takes her days to respond to messages via phone app. I know models have lives outside camming, and I respect that. Due to my job, I have to be attached at the hip to my phone and pager 24/7. So, I respond to messages almost right away. I sometimes wonder if they think I just sit around waiting for messages.
