“Instead of focusing on my decision to perform in porn to pay my tuition,” writes Belle Knox, “let’s start paying attention to what got me here: artificially inflated demand for college that pushes tuitions sky high.”

This year, even after student aid, I faced a $47,000 bill to attend Duke University. My turn to porn to close the gap was so famous, in part, due to my reasoning. Faced with either a degree from a less prestigious school or decades of crushing debt, a few hours of work on a porn set revealed itself to be the best way to avoid getting screwed.