This is only my third post so excuse any faux pas. This is a rather compelling topic on a couple of levels. As for the online Dommes who provide this service, I can not really see any reason to fault them (unless they are defrauding or outright stealing from their clients/customers.) It might just be that some submissives just want to experience this form of domination and have set aside a certain amount of money to do so, they might not be looking for any long term or deeper relationship (maybe its just curiosity, who knows?)

I believe that some false assumptions are implicit in the criticisms that have been lodged towards this service. For one, the necessity of a longer term, deep commitment; it might be that everybody here is seeking such a type of relationship, but that might not be the desire of the client/customer base of these online Dommes. Another assumption is that the individuals purchasing the service are being defrauded somehow, this can only be established if we know for certainty that all these online Dommes are misrepresenting their intentions. I checked out two of these sites out of curiosity (and I recall seeing one in the past) and the services were pretty straight forward, "you are paying me to use you!" If this is the service that is being purchased, then what is the issue? I understand that many might not like this type of interaction, but we are not the arbiters of others tastes and desires. We can not assume that we understand the ends that other individuals seek, which I think is a third false assumption (not just in this regard, but outside of the context of this discussion, this is one of the most prevalent biases that humanity has.) Our own ends are not necessarily the ends of our neighbors.

It strikes me as odd that the thread on bestiality was received with much more of an open mind than this financial domination thread was. I will argue the reason people were more open minded about the bestiality discussion is because no one discussed an exchange of money. Some how, because money is exchanged, these financial domination services are seen as exploitative. I generally disagree with such assessments, and I disagree with that assessment in this regard. So what if these individuals are prostituting themselves, it's their choice and it is a voluntary one. If this community operates under the assumption that consensual, voluntary acts and relationships are perfectly legitimate how can members of this community condemn a consensual relationship that they do not understand (and may find distasteful) without undermining their belief of consensual relationships?

My apologies for the long post (my intent is not to dominate [no pun intended] the discussion or offend anyone.) If I have misinterpreted the arguments being made, I apologize. I felt I had to say something because I have sense that our society today is becoming increasingly intolerant, especially when it comes to issues concerning the exchange of goods and services for money. I would hope that is not what is occurring in this situation.

Regards,
Princi