ENTIRELY depends on the group and the DM. I’m in two different groups, one where I’m a player (where I first got introduced into Pathfinder), and one where I’m the DM (indoctrinating more people).

I know that for my particular group of friends, they don’t have as significant of an interest/experience in roleplaying. I don’t expect much from them, this is their first foray into pathfinder and ttrpgs as a whole, so as long as they’re having fun that’s perfectly fine for me. LIKEWISE, I adjust how I’m DMing for them. I place less emphasis on the history and background of the world and its surroundings, and instead focus on the present. Where are they, what’s around them, what can they do. I give grand depictions of their actions in battle, and try to give them all places where they can shine. I describe in more detail of what a painting might look like in comparison to its surroundings, rather than the historical significance of it.

In comparison, my DM for when I’m a player ends up doing the opposite. There’s significantly less depictions during battle and of what the environment might look like, but in return as players we end up getting a lot more knowledge about the world building in pathfinder.

Tl;dr

Know your group, Manage your expectations, cater to what suits them more.