I wish this was true. It was once true if everyone I interacted with, but that was self-selection bias. I opened up my bubble and found plenty of people that have absolutely no ambition whatsoever. I don’t know if they never had it, or if it just got drilled out of them due to circumstances, but there it is.
Not everyone likes doing things. It's one of the reason depression is so common in people with a lot of free time.
You're describing me with that statement, but there's definitely a "it's not worthwhile doing x aspect to it
I agree that only people born with privilege think that supporting yourself while only doing what you want is a viable option, but that is kinda my point.