"Rarely am I lost for words these days, but when my friend told me she was taking pictures of her feet to sell on the internet, you can imagine that I thought she was joking. But no. It had all started as a bit of a joke over a few drinks. We've all been there, egged on by others, when an idea that seems good at the time is not so good in the cold light of day."
"Yet when this perfectly normal suburban mother heard people were making up to €30,000 a month from selling "feet pics", she didn't make it to the cold light. Out came her nail polish, she painted her toes and someone else snapped pictures on their smartphone. Once she hit the upload button, there was no going back."
An ordinary friend began taking and selling photographs of her feet online after hearing claims of high earnings. It began as a joke among friends and was encouraged by peer pressure during drinks. Reports of people earning up to €30,000 a month from selling "feet pics" motivated her to act. A suburban mother applied nail polish, had someone photograph her toes on a smartphone, and uploaded the images. After uploading, she felt there was no going back. Casual suggestions, peer encouragement, and the lure of money can push otherwise conventional individuals into unexpected online commerce of fetish content.
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