Effort does not lead to success and there is zero virtue to hard work. If you tell an American this, they will flip their lid and threaten to end your life. It doesn't matter where on the political spectrum they are.
The greatest lie any human being has ever told is if you just try hard enough, you will succeed.
...But, sometimes if you're lucky you might find an extremely easy road to victory. I've been on something of a journey recently.