People love to say sex work is recession proof, that it's easy money, that it's not real creative labor.

But Siri Dahl knows better. She's an adult performer, content creator, and like a lot of other creators, she's built a career on skill, strategy, and a whole lot of behind-the-scenes hustle.

I mean, over 80% of my entire business revenue, which is what I depend on

to live, is coming from only fans. The truth, this work isn't easy. It's underestimated,

over-scrutinized, and increasingly unstable, even for those at the top of their game.

I have help. I'm not doing everything on my own all the time. I have a business manager that

helps me. I pay people to help me. And yet still, it's like this insurmountable, like,

mountain of stuff.

This episode isn't just about sex work. It's about how we value creative labor, who gets excluded from the conversation, and what

it really takes to survive when your income depends on platforms that weren't built for

you.

The creative economy is broken, but some people are still making it work.

We're here to find out how.

I'm Anna Marie Cox. And I'm open Mike Eagle, and this is past

due.

Siri, welcome to the show. Hello. Thank you for having me. So I'm going to jump in because I get to ask this question.

It's our first question. When's the last time you worried about covering your monthly expenses?

Oh, God. Yeah. Coming in hot. Coming in so hot.

You're set in the tone for everybody. It's hot. Mm-hmm. Coming in so hot. Just setting the tone for everybody.

It's almost always a surprising answer.

Mm-hmm.

Honestly, like recently, yeah.

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