It's still quite the leap to me. I'd think most people who like another person would want a genuine social connection with that person if they want anything at all. I'd think that most people who observe a social connection lose respect for it when it's revealed to be highly transactional.
I'm criticizing the very concept of paying something of material value for a social connection, something that society looks down upon in general. When the matter is important, we call it "corruption" and "bribery". When it's not, we call it "sucking up", "selling out", "prostitution/escort-service", "fake".
The point is, paying for a social connection makes it fake. And no one likes a faker.
You probably don't like wrestling either? It's fake.
I used to dislike it (and again don't care for it today), but as a youngster, when I expressed disinterest due to its phoniness, a friend pointed out that... "so what?"
Yeah, it's fake. So are movies and TV shows. It's just for fun, and it's not a big deal. People suspend disbelief all the time. When you choose not to, the ones who do always look pretty silly.
I kind of agree with some of your points (I wouldn’t pay for this service and if someone paid so I’d get a message I’d find it hard to be appreciative) but I also feel it depends on penetration. After a while this deviance from the norm becomes normalized and accepted and it becomes like paying someone to prepare coffee for you. It doesn’t feel icky.
I'm criticizing the very concept of paying something of material value for a social connection, something that society looks down upon in general. When the matter is important, we call it "corruption" and "bribery". When it's not, we call it "sucking up", "selling out", "prostitution/escort-service", "fake".
The point is, paying for a social connection makes it fake. And no one likes a faker.