I'm used to theories being like gravity. Talking about gravity doesn't alter physics. But social science theories are different, they refer to things inside people's heads
If someone publishes a new psych theory about how minds work, that theory might influence how minds work
Elon Musk explains why being useful is the only career advice that matters
"I generally think to try to be as useful as possible. It may sound trite, but it's so hard to be useful, especially to a lot of people"
"The area under the curve of total utility is how useful have you been to your fellow human beings, times how many people. It's almost like the physics definition of true work. If you aspire to do true work, your probability of success is much higher"
"Don't aspire to glory, aspire to work"
You are not here to solve the universe. You are here to taste it. To walk into the woods and not name every tree. To kiss someone and not know if it will last. That is the great, ordinary courage of being alive.
Sex work is the voluntary exchange of a service for capital.
Sex work is work.
Sex trafficking is not a voluntary exchange. When you conflate these things you do a disservice to both consensual workers and trafficking victims.