He really does, yes. Sebastian has spent a lot of time thinking about how the world ought to work and the ways in which it has failed him and others like him.

"That's something I'm still caught-up on. How to convince others that what's always been is actually, actively harmful to them and, by extension, the whole society." Sebastian stalls and looks for Velcro, before continuing, "Not that I'd ever be the one doing the convincing, but..."