Escapism was my main thought on why based on next to no knowledge. That aspect definitely makes sense to me. Art/artistic expression being central is also reasonable.
Okay that's a pretty interesting way to lay it out. The interest never going away makes sense as does the way you explained the sexual aspect. Thanks for the answer!
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