A dancer quoted in The Guardian says that her income was down by half in December YoY, and heard similar stories from dancers in Vegas. “They’re like the oracles we consult,” she says. “If Vegas girls aren’t making money, no one’s making money.”

Palmar isn’t the only one feeling the strain, either. A Twitter user by the name @botticellbimbo tweeted “the strip club is sadly a leading indicator and i can promise y’all we [are] in a recession lmao”. She followed up that Tweet with one that stated “me getting stock alerts just to decide whether it’s worth it to go to work”.

Another entertainer with the handle @agave_baby chimed in “Nah fr reading all these articles journalists and economists are like we’re not in a recession we might not even get one this year or next… like the club is dead babe wym” A third entertainer, with the handle @Ivy_wylder joined in and tweeted “When my whale clients are asking what bottles are on special you know we have a problem”.

I think this is a great survey of the market. It focuses on a small portion of the population but very much reflects how much fucking-around money people have on hand.