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When the book Camgirl, by Isa Mazzei, came out, it was a revelation to many people that women can strip, masturbate and play games on camera for money. But it wasn’t that strange to Mazzei. She’d hopped around every job she could think of, trying her hand at library work, English teaching, vintage clothing sales, an art studio assistant, busboys, and ice cream scoopers — nothing felt like the right fit until she landed on her newest career as a live-streaming porn model.
The book’s most compelling chapters reveal the secrets that top cam models use to enchant their audience. It’s a lot to swallow, but Mazzei tackles these taboo topics with breezy honesty and whip-smart humor.
And she doesn’t sugarcoat the rough patches either — it takes a lot of self-awareness to work in an industry that thrives on exploiting addictive behaviour. Camsites are like casinos – they make their profit from a small minority of users who spend a lot of tokens to keep getting dopamine hits from the girls’ naked bodies.
