Okay, I admit it. There is no evolutionary component to sexual attraction.

[RainDog]

141. what about the woman who eats in front of tv and people pay to watch?

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/park-eats-front-video-camera-during-her-eating-photo-005705932.html

Park Seo-yeon, 34, eats in front of a video camera during her eating show in her apartment in Incheon, west of Seoul January 22, 2014. Known as The Diva, Park broadcasts for up to three hours every day from her apartment, where she eats alone as thousands of viewers watch and chat with her in real time over the Internet. South Korea's latest fad - gastronomic voyeurism - offers surprising amounts of money to thousands of online diners while serving up a sense of community in the wealthy Asian country's increasingly solitary society.

34-year-old Park Seo-yeon used to work for a consulting firm but has left that job. Why? She’s earning more than $9,000 a month to eat on camera. Going by the name, “The Diva,” she sits down to a table of food and eats for up to three hours. Her viewers chat with her and send her “virtual balloons,” which Reuters says, “translate into cash.”

So, what’s the deal? The Diva thinks it’s about enjoying something through someone else, “People enjoy the vicarious pleasure with my online show when they can't eat that much, or don't want to eat food at night, or are on a diet." One of The Diva’s fans, 26-year-old Park Sun-Young says it’s about approximating the feeling of having company, “It feels as if I am eating that much food with her. I think that's what the show is about. And probably, it's comforting for people who eatalone.” Apparently, eating alone is something that is happening more and more in South Korea. Reuters points out that within 15 years, a third of the nation’s population could be comprised of one-person households, the fastest rate amongst developed countries.

Funny you made that analogy because it made me think of this story I read recently. No one has to watch her show, but she does, in fact, get paid to eat as others watch.

Is she a victim of others' appetites or just filling a niche in society because of the economic opportunity?

Would it make a difference if she were doing something else in front of the camera - or is her job okay because she seems to do it with more clothes on?