The Soi 6 Experience. In Person vs. Online
[QUOTE=Wolvman;2548326]Streaming may slowly kill Soi 6. Internet has unlimited amount of cucks and simps. Before streaming era they had no access to these girls, now it's free and available and they shower girls with free money. I have seen some cutest girls from Soi 6 move to streaming services. For many it's enough profit and they can work at home. New generations of men will be mostly digital, used to cams and streaming services. With coming 5 G ultra-fast internet virtual reality streaming will be possible and it will be even more popular.[/QUOTE]Mr. Wolvman's prediction is interesting, but I am less confident than he is about the Soi 6 experience becoming virtual.
First, the quality of the online product is lousy.
Almost all of the girls are overweight, covered in tattoos and giving off a hard nasty vibe. I realize some guys like that, but I think they're in the minority.
The lack of "talent" isn't the only problem. The live streams have ZERO production values. The aforementioned fatty tattys cluster in front of a phone trying to look hot. It's all PG-rated because they can't get naked in an open-front bar. Guys watch the low-resolution, poorly-lighted feed and send small amounts of money. Compared to all the other online experiences catering to horny guys, the Soi 6 product is in the bottom 25%.
Yes, the technology exists to create a high definition, virtual reality feed. But the bars aren't going to do that because it takes money and technical expertise. If they decided to do that, why not close the bar and build a studio someplace where the rent is 90% less? That's never going to happen because they need to sell drinks. And even if they tried, they would still be working with the same unattractive talent, maybe even LESS attractive girls who'd be willing to work in a remote location without the chance to earn drink commissions.
Second, and more importantly, the online product will never be even 10% as entertaining as experiencing Soi 6 in person. When a guy is there in person, he revels in the POSSIBILITY of the place. The ability to go from one end of the soi to the other knowing he can hook up with any girl he sees is intoxicating. In person, he can see ALL the girls, not just the handful who agree to be on camera. Almost always, he can find somebody he thinks is hot. If he fancies a chinwag, there are instant friends on every stool. Things to eat. The constant parade going by. During his search he'll probably knock back a few drinks -- at which point even the fat chicks start to look good.
Third, when a guy visits Soi 6 he can get as much or as little physical contact as he wants. Actual skin-on-skin touch. Perhaps he wants to retire to the back room with a girl and buy her a drink. There is nothing online that can match curling up on the sofa next to somebody he likes who is at least pretending to be sweet. There is no technology that duplicates the thrill when she sticks her tiny little hand into his pants, or kisses him hard on the mouth. And I'll be long dead by the time virtual reality duplicates the experience of going upstairs for a warm soapy shower and half an hour of heavy breathing.
Remember, the Soi 6 live streams are a desperate effort to make the best of a dire situation -- not their core business. A stopgap. A Hail Mary pass. For the time being, they have some novelty value. But as I noted earlier if you're looking for inspiration while you hang out with Mr. Chuck Wow there is far better stuff available online from people whose core competency is producing porn, not selling drinks.
If you're happy with low resolution crap, the tube and torrent sites are free and numerous. If you prefer higher quality video there is a ton of product out there for every taste at modest fees. Some of the European talent is movie star hot and the video quality is superb. With a broadband connection you can download enough 4K content in a weekend to spank the monkey for months. If you want some individual interaction and you're willing to pay, the cam girls and phone sex girls will take your money.
None of this is to say that Soi 6 doesn't have challenges. Even before the travel bans the talent was fading fast and the prices were climbing. My personal view is that by 2018 or so Pattaya had expanded so fast that the talent was spread too thin and there were too many low quality establishments chasing too few naughty boys. Perhaps COVID will drive out the weak talent and the weak managers, and we'll see a better Pattaya experience when unrestricted travel returns. I sure hope so.
Bunky.