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The Russell Brunson Show

The Propaganda Playbook: OnlyFans (He Made $701 Million - She Made $180 a Month ) - #Marketing - Ep. 124

The Russell Brunson Show

Russell Brunson

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8982 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

There’s a dangerous moment in marketing… when a lie gets wrapped so tightly in a feel-good story that people don’t just believe it - they defend it. And this week, I couldn’t shake that feeling as I watched the world celebrate someone whose business model quietly reshaped an entire generation. Not through force… but through framing. Because when you learn how to rename something controversial as something virtuous, you don’t have to convince people anymore - they’ll convince themselves. What you’re about to hear isn’t really about OnlyFans, or even the man behind it. It’s about a pattern - a playbook that’s been running for over 100 years. A playbook that turned cigarettes into symbols of freedom… and is now turning exploitation into empowerment. And once you see how it works, you’ll start recognizing it everywhere - in headlines, in culture, and even inside the marketing strategies we use every single day. Key Highlights: ◼️The “Reframe Formula” that transforms harmful products into movements people proudly support ◼️How Edward Bernays’ “Torches of Freedom” campaign mirrors modern creator economy narratives ◼️The hidden data behind OnlyFans: who actually profits… and who pays the real price ◼️The escalation trap - why platforms reward pushing boundaries further and further ◼️The ethical line every entrepreneur must face when using persuasion at scale At the end of the day, this episode isn’t about judging one platform or one person - it’s about understanding the responsibility that comes with influence. Because the same tools that can build billion-dollar companies… can also destroy lives if used the wrong way. The real question is: when you master the art of persuasion, will you use it to reveal truth… or to hide it? ◼️If you’ve got a product, offer, service… or idea… I’ll show you how to sell it (the RIGHT way) Register for my next event →⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://sellingonline.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ◼️Still don’t have a funnel? ClickFunnels gives you the exact tools (and templates) to launch TODAY → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://clickfunnels.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Do you have a funnel, but it's not converting?

0:02.1

The problem 99.9% of the time is that your funnel is good, but you suck at selling.

0:07.1

If you want to learn how to sell so your funnels will actually convert, then get a ticket to my next selling online event by going to sellingonline.com slash podcast.

0:14.7

That's selling online.com slash podcast.

0:18.0

This is the Russell Brunson show.

0:22.6

Last week, the owner of OnlyFans died.

0:25.3

He was just 43 years old.

0:27.1

And I'm about to say something that's probably going to get me in a lot of trouble with a lot of different people.

0:30.9

This man was one of the biggest pornographers in the history of the world.

0:33.8

He made $4.7 billion by convincing millions of young women that selling explicit

0:38.8

content of their bodies online was empowerment. And right now today, across every headline,

0:43.8

they're calling him a pioneer, a visionary, a hero of the creator economy. No, I'm sorry. No,

0:49.0

when Hugh Heffner died, I remember being confused. People were actually mourning the guy and

0:53.0

celebrating him. And I'm sitting here thinking, this is the man that built an empire and exploiting women,

0:57.0

and they're treating him like some kind of hero.

0:59.0

And now I'm watching the exact same thing happen again.

1:02.0

Except this guy made Heffner look like an amateur.

1:04.0

Hefter had, what, a mansion and some magazines.

1:06.0

This guy had over 4.6 million creators, 300 million users and a propaganda machine that

1:11.9

convinced an entire generation that pornography is freedom.

1:15.8

And the technique you used to pull it off?

1:17.4

It's over 100 years old.

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