Are these people worth the effort?

[ It at least makes him smile to contemplate it for a moment. There always used to be chains around him - a society has rules for advancement and he had to follow them all in carefully calculated little steps. Here, nothing matters. He has run with people to whom such things are insignificant, he has experienced things no other from his homeland could. ]

Are they fun to chase, do they make me forget? They're just as boring and judgmental and vulgar as those I am used to.