It follows like that IRL. I think the near nsfw pictures make people want that more and they then view more and more content of that person. The countless instagram queens that make $1000s on patreon for nudes are a prime example of this.

I feel like this is going to turn into a disney channel sex sells post, where they hire pretty teens as pedo bait and profit off of it. I wonder how many comments that gets? I agree with instagram though people are empowered by their physical appearance to a point that they will literally go out of their way to be rotten people and defame others via social media just for likes and/or comments. I wish artists got their due credit for drawing less sexual art to a point where emotionally expressive and thought provoking art could be a solid source of income, but why do people look at art? This would be another question that a commenter could answer.

Its equally the fault of their followers that empower them, really, without all the people giving them attention and feeding their egos they'd be nothing.

Perhaps I'm not fully qualified to answer based on the original nature of this entry, but it got me thinking about it long enough that I wanted to add my thoughts. I am not one to typically comment on a picture unless someone is specifically asking for feedback to improve their skills in drawing in general. I have been trained for many years in art and most of my family were artists as well. Therefore I am happy to offer advice when asked, but generally speaking, I don't comment unless it elicits a powerful feeling in me. when I don't comment on something sexy or lewd, it isn't because I was too busy jerking off to it. It's more likely that I thought it was fine or I didn't feel that my feedback was terribly necessary since I tend to elaborate on things.
As for the second part of this- asking why people look at art... this is what really got me thinking. I am an image collector; if I see something I like, I save it and categorize it in my library for looking at again later. However... why _do_ people look at art..?there could be a number of reasons such as a soulful need, a hungering lust, a desire for culture, escape, comfort, or something else. I think the same thing applies to music, both in terms of quest and answer, to both listening to and playing music. I think my answers are both pretty much the same: I'm looking to explore and satisfy a need for something I don't have, to experience something new, to enjoy more things, to feel whole... I'm hugely fond of sentiment and that can attract my attention just as much as the beauty of something. I'm not sure if I really answered this one well, but it really left me thinking about it and I wanted to respond.