That makes more sense, it was more suggesting effort and result aren’t always directly causally connected even if people feel their hard work was what produced the result. Yeah that checks out in my experience.

There are multiple people I’ve known who do the bare minimum to continue their existence and from the ones I’ve known I’m sure they’d contribute nothing if they were able to. I don’t consider it a particularly valid way to live. There are a lot more who do try to make their lives better though.