>>49116
>There's never been a "need" for a middle man
Nah, it's easy to forget (or not realize, if you're under 30), but there was a time not that long ago when the technical hurdles involved in putting paid content online were a lot higher than they are now. Big Cuties started in the late 90s or early 00s (forget the exact year), and back then, just owning a digital still image camera was a significant cash outlay. When you add in the cost of server space, the logistics of setting up a payment processor, and the effort involved in promoting content across multiple Web 1.0 forums at a time when none of the big social sites existed, the work Heather did was a legitimate value add for her models, even before you factor in the fact that she did quality control on the output.
Now that everyone in the world carries a high-resolution video camera in their pocket, and big corporate platforms like OF exist specifically so that amateur models can sell directly to clients, there's no need for any of this.
>>49112
>what Ivy's doing now
I unironically stan for Ivy because I respect how she's always treated modeling like a business
and because I think her face is hot, haters come at me but it annoys me that I have to scroll through multiple pages of skinny women doing ageplay and diaper fetish content just to see if she's posted an update. I wish she'd set up a separate feed just for herself and not the girls she manages.