I think the Bond series is popular with the geezer crowd, less so with the under 30s. I mentioned John Wayne to a young relative recently, and he asked who that was.
There is some initial shame, but I guess most people get over it. I know some guys that are so comfortable with it that they talk about it openly. I keep things to myself.
I had a guy come up to me ( early 20s ) wrapped in a blanket with no coat in 8C temperature. He asked for money, I offered him a job. He
never showed up 3 blocks away to work.
I responded to a ad for private massage in the south shore. The lady was a GILF in her mid 50s. She offered a full menu. During the massage I hear someone moving around in the house. It was her 70 something geezer of a BF/husband/SO. I caught sight of him when I was leaving. She had this sort of...