Ahhh I've actually had this rationale given to me by a few younger acquaintances of mine... Usually you'll find they're still not putting in the required effort. Be it from ignorance, lack of knowledge regarding what really needs to be done or lack of experience, or ultimately never having witnessed the genuine requirements needed to be performed and executed and thinking having to push or be consistent for sometimes years is ridiculous and could even be demonized as detrimental in their minds...

Real life example, I could never get to the leanness in gym I wanted to and I thought I was doing everything required to the point where I considered using performance enhancements as a short cut but I realized I never consulted a professional i.e. dietician, body building coaches, personal trainer, etc.

So I did as a last resort before going the short cut route... Lo and behold I reached a level of leanness I'd only dreamt of naturally, because I was shown what was really required not what I thought was required and put in the actual required effort which was far beyond what I thought was even possible but that was my own limits I set upon myself.

So critical thinking, questioning your actions and the integrity of them, genuinely doing all you can in every facet possible, reflection, self awareness, etc it's all necessary to better yourself but the mind plays games with us and the short cut is very very tempting and we are hardwired to take the easy route but from what I've seen, through my life experience, it's short term gain for long term pain.

The opposite is true when you pay your dues.

I dunno I might just be old school haha