Interesting question. I think most experienced Dommes are capable of going from soft domination to the extreme, but the area they are in may dictate their perceived offerings.

As an example I think the resident subs of Atlanta are a pretty soft core bunch. If you put too many clips or pics out there showing brutal CBT or corporal, you will scare a lot of them off. I've actually had that happen - a session is scheduled and they get all worked up and start buying clips and then say, "woah, I can't handle all this" and they cancel. I love the extreme (at least some of the time) but have to be careful showing that I cater to that.

On the other hand, Atlanta has become known as a place where you can put together complex fantasies that require multiple players (primarily due to the existence of Atlanta Dungeon and FemDom Mansion) and has become a destination city for subs seeking that. It doesn't necessarily mean you can't find that elsewhere, but that's what we have become know for and I would say the same could be said for subs specifically looking for more hard core sessions. If you get two or more Dommes promoting more extreme sessions in an area, that area could become a destination for that type of session. Make sense?

Regarding your second question: I think with the internet (read social media) facilitating so many new, inexperienced and untrained "Dommes" entering the sphere, there is a weird loop that is created. They promote things like findom, a higher degree of sexualization, less emphasis on traditional skills, etc and that has precipitated a different kind of client that is less into the extreme, strict or more protocol driven of sessions. Personally, I think it is a loss to the industry but nothing stays the same.