Yes, that has been my experience also. My Nephews kid started shaving a year ago with an all singing and dancing Gillette multi blade razor and canned goo. Wasn't interested in DEs, never mind straight razors, until this Christmas. He mentioned that he was looking at DEs and soap for sensitive skin online. Fixed him up with a mild shaving Gillette super speed and a few different blades, a synthetic brush and some soaps/creams. Ran into him a few days ago and he said he was really enjoying the DE, brush and soaps. I don't think he will ever want to put up with the cost, learning curve and expense of using a straight razor.
Having and knowing how to use a DE is a great back up idea for anyone only having 1 straight razor. With having only 1 straight razor you will almost inevitably drop it and damage it or mess up the edge with poor honing as a beginner. That means you will be out a razor while you send it out for honing. Sure you can jump into honing your own right away but there is added expense there with buying the proper honing set up and your initial results will likely cause you very poor shaves. Anyway, not to dissuade you from using a straight but merely to point out there is more than meets the eye with this sport.
Bob