How do you feel about the Craigslist personals section, "casual encounters" specifically?

Mods, yes this question was asked 3 years ago but not in depth like I am asking it here, and there were few responses.

FYI: I am a craigslist junkie. I haven’t gotten a job in the past 3 years that wasn’t off craigslist. I’ve never found an apartment, or a roommate, anywhere else either. Last year I put an ad for leftover frozen buffalo wings before I was moving and a lady came and picked them up within 10 minutes. Days later I emptied the entire contents of my fridge into a box and gave it to a guy who didn’t have any money until his paycheck came later in the week. The point is, I am not a particularly skeptical person to begin with, and I really trust Craigslist. It’s utilized quite well where I live especially, and I think thats great.

Okay, but seriously? I used to think to myself, “Wow, what a desperate bunch of losers! Who looks for sex on craigslist?” then I more recently found myself saying “Deni, why do you think that way? How different is it from hooking up with someone you met in a bar an hour earlier? Except you don’t even know what they’re packin down there, at least with Craigslist and pictures you get some sort of idea!”

Then, next thing I know, I find myself almost wanting to reply to a few of these ads!!!! Usually not, often times they’re creepy or the dude is 60 or the picture is extremely unflattering, or they sound uneducated, or usually a combination of all of those. But sometimes, just sometimes, I get tempted!

So, would you ever post on casual encounters? Would you ever reply to a post on there? What do you think of people who do?

I have so many thoughts on this.