This isn’t about sex. It’s about control.
First off, don’t call this ‘erotica’. Call it what it is: Sexualized surveillance.
I have said before and will say it again: the only potentially profitable use case for this technology is as surveillance.
And how best to surveil people? Take advantage of their narcissism.
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