To answer the OP’s question, Yes (for me anyway) It does it’s most important job really well..Makes we want to go out and ride it.
But to join the general debate. I bought mine (2nd hand off here) and chose it for a number of reasons, including I really liked what it looked like and that people on here really rated them.
Of the 20 or so people I have been out riding with this week I think 18 of them had not even heard of Cotic (one had one but was not riding it, I found out in the pub) and none of them go on STW. My point being that STW introduced me to a bike I Probably would not have considered, that I love riding.
I would be genuinely interested what similar frames (or if they think Steel is not the way go) people would have in preference to the soul ?
and FWIW I also have an steel Inbred and the Soul to me is worth every extra penny.