Everyone hates games that are too hard, that is why people progress gradually and depending on each individual's ambition they will work harder to progress faster and play harder games as they progress.
Even if you're not ambitious you still don't play the simplest games possible, you still try to play games that are somewhat difficult.
The analogy for computer games cheats in real life are drugs / wireheading. If your goal is to just feel good regardless why not do heroin?
I'm not talking about computer games or board games; life, jobs, interpersonal realtionships can all be modelled as games.
> Because that also has negative consequences
Well that's just your perspective, maybe someone might believe that 10 years of pure bliss is more worthwhile than 60 years of playing tic tac toe.
Everyone chooses which games they want to play and at which difficulty. I choose to play hard life games because my goal in life is to maximize my fitness and that of everyone around me. You might choose otherwise but you must make that choice consciously.
Even if you're not ambitious you still don't play the simplest games possible, you still try to play games that are somewhat difficult.
The analogy for computer games cheats in real life are drugs / wireheading. If your goal is to just feel good regardless why not do heroin?