This title sounds so inappropriate, but I don't know any other way to say it...my prostitute passed away

(Oh man, this became a wall of text, sorry)

Aha, what you're describing is exactly how it currently works in Norway. It's illegal to buy, but legal to sell. You have groups that are trying to change the laws both ways, and strange enough (to me) there are feminists on both sides. Or rather, instead of strange I should rather recognize that it's a complex issue and everyone disagree on exactly which way is the best way to proceed, but overall the motivation seems to be to ensure the safety of the sex workers. .... At least I hope so, there's no question some people are also using it as a shield for pushing their worldview.

But I digress. I remember now I saw one of those brothels in Nevada on "Penn & Teller's Bullshit!" several years ago. I was NOT aware the prostitutes only got to keep 1/4th, but thinking about it - guards, upkeep and everything... It's a shame to put it this way, but that seems to be the cost of near absolute safety.

You mention drug/alcohol treatment, therapy etc., and I agree completely, that's lacking here in Norway as well. I can say a lot of positive things about my country, but I can probably list just as much about what's bad or lacking as well.

Regarding other jobs and education, this is where our cultures probably differ. Would it be fair to assume you're not living in Scandinavia? Yearly charge for studying at university here is ~$300. Private cost a lot more, but in contrast to the US and many other places, they're not out-competing the public schools. The most renowned school in Norway is NTNU and it's public. This might only be me, but over here, I get the impression that if you went to a private school, it was because you couldn't make it on your own merits to get into the school you wanted, so you had to buy a place in a private school. I'm not ragging on others, this was the case for me. In order to progress on my degree after bachelors, I went to a private school to finish my masters since I failed the last 2 math classes in my bachelors.

Ack, I digress again. However, my point is that from what I've gathered through Norwegian media, there are very few sex workers that grew up in Norway. This supports your argument, if we ignore the 2% as I mentioned above that are doing it for reasons other than funding a drug habit or last desperate resort (but every time you talk about a group, you have 2% that stand out for some reason. It's almost like a natural law :-\ )

Humm, I talked a lot now without posing any direct questions. I'd love any input you have. Please apologize the expression, but I find it fascinating listening to the experience of someone that has lived a life so different than mine. To borrow an expression from SRS (while I generally disagree fiercely with that circlejerk/echochamber), I've had a very privileged upbringing simply from the fact that I was born in a stable home in Norway. I find listening to the experiences of other people is completely invaluable in order to gain wisdom.

I thank you for sharing your side :-) Oh and before I forget, best wishes forward! I didn't read any of your posts to see if you had gotten past an addiction, but reading between the lines at least I get the impression you're very happy to have gotten out, so here's a "YOU GO GIRL!" :-D

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