Honestly? There's probably a niche for this. Some men get hot at the idea of having "access" to a woman who acts so far out of their league that she won't even even deign to give them what they want.

Whether the psychology behind that is healthy, and whether facilitating such an exchange reinforces the guys' existing self-esteem problems, I'm not sure — and I've thought hard about this because I also, in my late-30s, have been giving very serious thought to some kind of online sex work.

I don't find sex work immoral, and I don't think people who hire sex workers are inherently psychologically broken, but I do recognize that some of the motivations people have for seeking sex workers are unhealthy, some of the dynamics that can form can be likewise unhealthy, and I therefore hesitate to participate in interactions that might reinforce clients' existing self-esteem/mental health issues.... especially given that said problems are VERY much interlinked with misogyny, piss-poor relationship skills (i.e., the reasons for yet another emotionally unavailable man disappointing yet another woman who IS ready to love and be loved).... and so on.

But if you want to do it, and if you find a way to do it that you can feel good about, then give it a try. You might be very pleasantly surprised. :)