> Do many HN users buy [...] escorts illegally?

Paying for sex is currently legal in England and Wales. It's a bit complicated because there's a bunch of stuff which is illegal around it (soliciting; inducing someone into prostitution; paying someone who has been trafficked; paying someone under 18; paying someone who is being coercively controlled; etc etc) but the core activity (two people exchanging sex for money) isn't illegal.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/part/1/crosshea...

While it's not illegal there are understandable reasons to keep this private.

This sounds like an awfully naive question. There are many things that are technically illegal, e.g., pot that people buy frequently but would not want their purchases tracked.

Not to mention the very common practice of buying a used car in cash but declaring the minimum allowable purchase price to the DMV to save on sales taxes.

Cash is King for a reason.

hi,

yes; my question is absolutely serious.

Do not see what your implicit between-the-lines written statement is pointing out to, like "all-of-you-are-bad-guys-if-you-do-X-or-Y"

Thanks for participating.

Does it have to be many?