sex work is kind of the perfect example of what i'm talking about when i point to the ubiquity of neo-liberalism in the younger generation.

they call themselves socialists, and think this is a left-wing prerogative, but they all sound like milton friedman on this topic, and don't realize it.

the marketization of everything is the neo-liberal project! it's not some socialist fantasy.

socialists would broadly argue that prostitution is a measure of oppression and would cease to exist in a truly socialist society. i'm basically in agreement, i'd just adjust the argument to make space for the primacy of agency in the matter, even if i can't grasp it, or think it's irrational.