I think it must, honestly. It seems very plausible to be raised in a more conservative area where even if people aren’t haters it still never occurs to anyone that you have options. Then you get old enough to go off to some big, fancy city for an education and start learning about all these polycules and such, and suddenly you’re like like “Well, if that person’s a freak and really happy and everyone loves them, can’t I do that too?”