Leo Radvinsky became a billionaire after investing in the site, known for its pornographic content.

The owner of OnlyFans, a site known for its adult content that is credited with revolutionising the online porn industry, has died at the age of 43.

Leonid Radvinsky, who was born in Ukraine and grew up in Chicago, had purchased the company in 2018 from its two UK-based founders.

The site’s popularity surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, landing him on Forbes’ annual list of billionaires just three years later.

He “passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” OnlyFans confirmed in a statement, which asked for privacy for his family.

  • homes@piefed.worldEnglish
    74·
    2 days ago

    That’s… Not how that works. And shaming people who have no shame over their own sexuality and bodies is exactly the problem here. I’m referring to sex work. Not billionaires.

    Your (quite legitimate) problem with billionaires is only tangentially related.

    If you wanna make a case that this particular billionaire was a bad guy, then submit your evidence. “Billionaires Bad!” is insufficient.

    • firelight@startrek.website
      28·
      2 days ago

      That is how it works for the vast majority of people.

      Very, very few of them are “empowered” by their position.

      I’m also not just talking about billionaires.

      • homes@piefed.worldEnglish
        62·
        2 days ago

        How typical. Shameful people pretending that their shame is everyone’s shame. Well let me tell you something, honey, it isn’t. Your shame is your shame. Other people don’t suffer your pain because it is your pain. And it’s your pain because you put it on yourself, asshole

        I don’t wanna hear any more of your ignorance or any more of your excuses for your ignorance. It’s all bullshit.

        And the only shame here should be for that: your ignorance

        In psychology, they call it projection

        Edit: and to be fair? You really shouldn’t be feeling that shame either. You should talk to someone and work it out. Love yourself so others can love you too.

        • firelight@startrek.website
          15·
          2 days ago

          It’s not my shame, but the shame of people who are forced into prostitution because of their socioeconomic standing.

          I’ll be sure to let them know how you feel, though.

            • firelight@startrek.website
              12·
              2 days ago

              No, it’s the vast majority of them. The vast majority of people in prostitution feel no empowerment and in fact it’s the opposite; they’re ashamed of their position and would change it if they realistically could.

              If you disagree, then you’re wrong. It really is that simple.

              There is nothing empowering about whoring yourself out for money to the same people profiting off of your destitution.

              It doesn’t matter how many people upvote you on the internet. You’re still wrong.

              • homes@piefed.worldEnglish
                21·
                2 days ago

                This isn’t a conversation about prostitution. And this isn’t a conversation about me.

                This is a conversation about your silly opinions and how they are formed by projecting your negative feelings about yourself onto others and that you do that because you hold a negative self image and have low self-esteem.

                And that is unfortunate and you could do better.

                But good news! You can get help. Capable therapists are but a website away :-)