OTOH, I know a number of firemen who are addicted to their jobs, too. They, however, do put their lives on the line usually to rescue other people, and to preserve the property of others.
Firemen don't usually clear a $2-300 bucks for an hour and half's work. And weird? They don't usually complain, either. Not about the risks, the hazards, or that they love their work.
The drug use, and the casual mention of it, disturbed me. I especially liked how the writer said the two featured strippers had used drugs, but it was "a long time ago". These women are so young that nothing in their post-childhood lives happened "a long time ago". Then she (I think the author was a she, but I might be wrong) blithely went on to say that another of the strippers they worked with did so to "support her heroin" use.
And, you know, these women aren't even "strippers" or "exotic" dancers, they're nude dancers, or most likely topless dancers. A much lower skill set than a real stripper or a belly dancer.
That's not an environment I'd want my daughter in, nor are these the type of people I'd want my son "hiring" or associating with in any way. I don't care HOW much money they make.
The breezy, devil-may-care, tone of the article is what really disturbed me. I don't THINK that most colleges have become dens of porn and iniquity, but this article made is sound like it was OK if they have.