Look, guys. It says "simps" right in the title. Rangermike explained it well in his comment. These guys are paying for the interaction and relationship. If you grew up with porn mags and/or VHS and were able to avoid the explosion of internet porn that coincided with social media and e-whoring, it might be hard to fathom. I use VR and interactive technology in work/marketing. I bought my last car with nothing but an online tour. Will probably buy my next house the same way (I have clients who run a VR real estate company). Entry level apartments and everything else is sold this way now. We have Zoom everything, escalated by COVID but it was coming anyway. You guys know about simps irl, probably. Why do they simp? For the "relationship" or the hopes of one. They give time and attention and sometimes money/gifts to stay in the orbit of average thots. They "heart" every selfie and buy Premium Snaps and private IG access. For us, maybe we can't imagine making any effort for a little attention of woman who won't touch us, but these needy guys do things just for a small amount of acknowledgement. Why do guys go to strip clubs? Why do some guys go to bars just to talk to the bartender? Now, instead of holding the purse of the 5/10 at work they can go online and pay a subscription for some hot chick with a persona (they feel like they know her and she cares) who responds to them and gives them illusion of intimacy.