I don't understand you (generic you) when you talk about reality....
in reality most of us (at that age) would be in the library playing D&G with the nerds hoping Sally would talk to them.
how many would have taken a chance by flirting with the girlfriend of the biggest guy in college (on their first day of college..)?
how many would have had the courage to take the first (very aggressive) step toward a married woman and teacher (with obvious mental problems)?
how many would have become entangled in an economic problem completely outside their own possibilities and knowledge?
and those few who would have dared to deal with the economic mismatch with the Royces would have been shrugged off before they even made time to introduce themselves by name.
if you've ever had a joint you know someone like Quinn directly or indirectly and if you're here you've managed to survive all the related dangers