Why We Are Naturism “Advocates!”
Our journey into naturism naturally led us to naturism advocacy. Not because we wanted followers or money, but because we believe in sharing this lifestyle with honesty and love.
We get asked sometimes why we don’t have a paid subscription only site for OurNaturistLife? Why don’t we have an OnlyFans, a Patreon, or some other platform where followers pay to access our naturist content?
Or why did we choose to create our own website and use Substack instead of using those tools that are readily available?
Naturism Is Free, and So Are We
Honestly, we have thought and talked about it. When we hit 100k views in the first month of launching this website, we were surprised and who wouldn’t weigh the pros and cons. We have watched some naturists become influencers and take that route. Imagine us, the next big naturist “OnlyFans” stars!
Yeah!!! Ummm… no. It just isn’t who we are.
We want to be very clear. We don’t believe there’s anything wrong with naturists who do use paid only subscription sites. We know some fantastic, ethical naturist creators who use platforms like Patreon to share their experiences and make a living or extra income providing behind the scenes footage or useful information. For them, that model works. They work for it, create the content, and they have the followers who are interested in what they provide. It gives some people an opportunity to be a part of something that they may not be able to experience in their normal lives.
It is not that we are morally superior or because we’ve achieved some kind of Zen naturist enlightenment. We just don’t see ourselves as “Influencers”. We’re not “Content Creators.” That’s really a skill that we don’t have or have an interest in developing. Being influencers or content creators is a lot of work. It takes a lot of time, and a big commitment to do it well.
Defining Our Personal Goals
For us, it doesn’t fit our goals or lifestyle. We are not creating and posting videos. Even though we have been asked, so far, we haven’t done any interviews or podcasts. For a few reasons.
One, my (Kevin) brain does not work very well in a fast paced interview style since my tumor which we talked about in The Lens I Remember Through. I tend to need to ponder and think about things, and we all know dead air is a no no. I am sure the interviewer would get tired of cropping out the audio gaps.
Two… both of us being introverts, it kinda scares the hell out of us.
And three… really, we don’t see ourselves as that exciting.
We are just a couple of regular people who happen to love photography and enjoy sharing our thoughts and experiences in naturism. Not because we want to perform for people. But because we love this life and we enjoy promoting it. Maybe what we share can help the next new naturists. There certainly are naturists that we follow who have inspired us along the way that helped shape our current views.
We Love Sharing Naturism
We are promoting naturism because we love it. It’s a part of our lives that brings us joy, connection, and freedom, and sharing that with others feels natural. We don’t want it to ever become something we HAVE to do because it’s our job. The moment we are obligated to produce content for money, we are afraid we would lose the spontaneity and sincerity that makes it fun for us.
Those things, spontaneity, sincerity, and fun, are very important.
Accessibility Matters to Us
We also want our images, articles and thoughts to be accessible to everyone. To us, naturism is about acceptance, openness, and connection. We want anyone who is curious about naturism or just looking for an honest take on it to be able to see what we share.
We are here to help change perceptions about naturism, to promote body positivity, and to show that a naturist lifestyle can be a joyful, genuine, everyday part of life for regular people like us.
We don’t want anyone to feel like they need to pay us to see what our life is like as naturists. We share our experiences because we believe in them, because we want to help others feel comfortable in their own skin, and because we think naturism is something worth talking about openly.
Authenticity Over Performance
Another reason is that we want to maintain our personal authenticity. If we were being paid to produce naturist content, it might start to feel like we were performing or creating something just to please an audience.
Influencers are often focused on professional content creation and paid promotion because of revenue generation. While advocates are typically driven by a genuine passion and a desire to help others.
We never want to find ourselves wondering if something we are doing is just for the content and money. Our naturist journey is real. It’s our life, not a product. Mistakes and all.
OnlyFans in Naturist Spaces
That said, we have opinions about the impact of OnlyFans and similar platforms on naturism. While some creators do use them ethically for naturism, the reality is that many others who are not and they aggressively market their accounts in naturist spaces. They follow anyone and everyone in pursuit of subscribers and they don’t actively participate in conversations. We have all seen them. “I only reply to comments or messages on my OF page!” Click bait!
We don’t see very many online naturists saying “Hey! Awesome! Another follower with an Onlyfans account!” The tactics they use can be frustrating for online naturists who aren’t interested in pay walled content and lead to a flood of promotional accounts we constantly have to block as followers.
And unfortunately, even a legitimate naturist account can get lumped in with the rest and get blocked because many assume… well, if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
Our Commitment to Authentic, Accessible Content
If you’re here on our website or following OurNaturistLife in other spaces, you can be sure of one thing: What you’re seeing and reading is us, unpaid and always authentic.
And we thank you for following us, and commenting on what we share.
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