As a general rule it is a highly exploitative industry, for each high-end escort there are a multitude of sex slaves. Sex workers also suffer from an unusually high incidence of Cluster B EBDs and substance abuse problems. If you choose to do that for a living by all means protect yourself but please don’t blackmail your clients or call this occupation empowering. You should see the dumbfounded looks I get when I ask “sex-positive” men if they would like that lifestyle for their own daughters.