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[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Was it ever, in all history, ever solicited?

[–] ranzispa@mander.xyz 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know it is quite common to ask in gay dating apps. Many people in there have a full set of naked photos that they send out to others on request.

I'm not so sure about women.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

oh yeah, I'm a woman so I forgot about gays. But women usually don't like it nor ask for it

[–] Soulg@ani.social 5 points 2 months ago
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have a friend who solicits deck pics in her dating apps. Unfortunately the only men I meet who meet my standards for dating her end up being either gay or super gay.

[–] odelik@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which TCG does she prefer to get Deck pics of?

I've got a killer red/blue mtg deck she might be interested in seeing.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

more like these but i like the way you think. how gay are you?

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

OMG that's gorgeous, though kinda... short? Well, if it gets the job done πŸ‘.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not in how much square footage it covers, it's in how much meat you can grill in one weekend

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Presumably, like spam, one would guess that it works sufficiently often to make it worth the attempt? πŸ€’πŸ™ƒπŸ˜…

[–] MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Spam is just corporate dick pics and should be just as illegal.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago
[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 3 points 2 months ago

I would guess that, for the people sending them unsolicited, it's like the fastest way to get a smash/pass answer. It's saying "I want to sex you, here's what I got," in two seconds rather than the colossal effort to type out two complete sentences. There's also some unique psychology learning/behavior math that makes the stimulus (dick pic in this case) and its lower successes more likely to continue.

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago
[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

I remember a news story about a woman who was collecting dick pics. She worked for some dating app I believe and had to review reported messages.

She had about 30 000. So it might be solicited to her.