https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/05/21/the-controversial-cult-of-the-host-club-in-japan
Yamada Kurumi, a client, works at a brothel to earn enough money to visit the clubs, which she does about once a week. She had boyfriends in the past but finds hosts more exciting. She is unsure whether to seek an office job after graduating from college or to carry on with s*x work, which pays better. “A lot of people start losing touch with friends once they get addicted to host clubs,” says Ms Yamada. “My host is already part of my everyday life…If I get a normal job, I probably won't be able to see him any more. That scares me.”
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The B-plot in Tokyo Vice is about these clubs and how they squeeze the customers dry.
Good show and it's a neat look into late 90s/early 00s Tokyo scene, the Yakuza, police and media.
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What can a host do that's superior to having a boyfriend
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leave
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Talk real smooth, lie as easily as he breathes
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It turns out it's human nature to pursue short term gains at the expense of long term rewards.
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It's not human nature to be too much of a kitty to just find friends normally by talking to people but go off I guess
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Suckin peepee to feed your whore addiction feels inefficient somehow...
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So more cutie jap prostitutes?
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You may like gobbling up the same shit content, that doesn't mean the rest of us need to like your shit sandwich.
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