FYI, A 17 yo can easily look in their 20ies...and not all "sex" tourists are old men, many young guys visit Phuket... and I highly doubt an old man would go for a teen ho, unless he's a pedo,
And no, I don't condone underage kids working in bars. I do know the pretty and smart Thai ho's get rich quick, sucking dry many sponsors and online fans... Beats working at a 7/11 for 8000 baht a month in Isan.