In my setup the market "clears" by there being no sales by most of the people who have X
Any particular reason for the quotes around "clears"? The market does clear, it's not a metaphor or anything.
Besides, consider e.g. long-range truck drivers. Most people can be one (there is no high barrier to entry) and yet very few people actually want to be one and/or work as one.
In economics terms you are talking about supply elasticity and pointing out that the supply of sex in exchange for money is locally inelastic, that is, the supply does not increase much in response to non-huge changes in price. Yeah, sure, so what? I still don't see how you get from here to enslavement and mistreatment.
Any particular reason for the quotes around "clears"?
Yes, a market clearing by there not being any sales is a very non-central example of clearing.
Besides, consider e.g. long-range truck drivers. Most people can be one (there is no high barrier to entry) and yet very few people actually want to be one and/or work as one.
Most people's loathing of being a truck driver is much less than their loathing of being a prostitute.
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