No, it's not fair to say that it's not exploitative in most cases. I spoke briefly about cognitive dissonance. We have to learn about trauma bonding as well. Especially when you're in a situation you were brought into through desperation or survival, you have to make the situation you're in as appealing as possible, or you will suffer from the mental despair of constantly wishing you were somewhere when you cannot exit the situation.
I can speak for myself and for a number of survivors I've spoken to. I talked loudly about how much I enjoyed myself, that I was partying, that I was okay with what I was doing, because I needed to believe that in order to exist.